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I'm a Mason
Dec 17, 2020 15:11:31 #
A Mason Wasp that is. This is my preserved Four-Toothed Mason Wasp and they are beneficial to have in the garden for they reduce the number of leaf-eating caterpillars using them as food for their larvae. The females use the abandoned nests of Carpenter Bees, Mud Daubers, ground nests of bees, or hollow stems in plants.
The females hunt for caterpillars and cutworms and permanently paralyzing them to bring them back to the nest where she will lay an egg and then plugs the hole of the nest . When her larvae emerge they will find their first meal ready and waiting for them.
The females hunt for caterpillars and cutworms and permanently paralyzing them to bring them back to the nest where she will lay an egg and then plugs the hole of the nest . When her larvae emerge they will find their first meal ready and waiting for them.
Dec 18, 2020 09:40:57 #
sippyjug104, you do such an Awesome job with these...simply incredible!! Keep it up!! 
Dec 18, 2020 09:49:07 #
yorkiebyte wrote:
sippyjug104, you do such an Awesome job with these...simply incredible!! Keep it up!!
Thanks ever so much for the encouragement and it is supportive feedback like yours that spurs me on to do more.
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Dec 18, 2020 10:56:55 #
yorkiebyte wrote:
sippyjug104, you do such an Awesome job with these...simply incredible!! Keep it up!!
I 100% agree!!!!
Dec 18, 2020 17:44:57 #
HOT Texas wrote:
I 100% agree!!!!
Thanks, HOT Texas. We could use a bit of your "HOT" down there so please send some up our way.
Dec 19, 2020 11:21:31 #
Very nice Sippy. I don't know if I have ever seen one of these variety, but I am sure I wouldn't get close enough to identify it.
Dec 19, 2020 16:59:52 #
SpyderJan wrote:
Very nice Sippy. I don't know if I have ever seen one of these variety, but I am sure I wouldn't get close enough to identify it.
Thanks, they are quite small...smaller than a honey bee. They use existing holes for their nests so you will often see them at one. They are solitary so they will not be in a swarm.
Dec 19, 2020 18:55:50 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
A Mason Wasp that is. This is my preserved Four-T... (show quote)
Sippy, interesting facts along with another great close-up.
Greg
Dec 19, 2020 20:03:00 #
CLF wrote:
Sippy, interesting facts along with another great close-up.
Greg
Greg
Thanks, it's nice to know that you enjoyed seeing it.
Dec 20, 2020 18:10:59 #
Incredible design as seen by your always amazing photography, Sippy!! Sounds like helpful little critters to have in the garden!
Dec 20, 2020 18:25:27 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Incredible design as seen by your always amazing photography, Sippy!! Sounds like helpful little critters to have in the garden!
Thanks, Donna. They are in fact quite beneficial. Mother Nature has designed a set of checks and balances and we do a good job of goofing it up at times.
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