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Black and Yellow Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Hymenoptera: Sphecidae

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Laguna Lakes, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 9/18/06 © Peter J. Bryant

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA. 8-4-06. © Ron Hemberger
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA. 8-4-06. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 9-3-06. © Ron Hemberger
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 9-3-06. © Ron Hemberger

Costa Mesa, Orange County, CA. 8-1-07 © Peter J. Bryant
Costa Mesa, Orange County, CA. 8-1-07 © Peter J. Bryant

Mason Park, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 8-4-07. © Ron Hemberger
Mason Park, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 8-4-07. © Ron Hemberger

Mason Park, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 8-4-07. © Ron Hemberger
Mason Park, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 8-4-07. © Ron Hemberger

Wasp lands, sticks most of its face in the mud, starts to form a little ball, then rolls over on its back - shown here - to complete the process.Mason Park, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 9-2-07. © Ron Hemberger
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 9/7/07. © Ron Hemberger

James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6/30/10. © Ron Hemberger