探検昆虫

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp

Sceliphron caementarium

The Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp is a small, shiny insect that builds mud nests. These wasps are helpful because they catch spiders to feed their babies, making them great little helpers in nature!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp has a slender, black body with a distinctive long, narrow waist (petiole) connecting its thorax and abdomen. Its legs are bright yellow, contrasting sharply with its dark body, and its wings have a smoky, iridescent blue tint.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraSphecidaeSceliphron
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
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Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Each female mud-dauber wasp is a solo builder, creating her own unique mud nursery!

Mud-dauber babies wake up to a pantry full of fresh, paralyzed spider snacks!

Their super-thin 'waist' helps them zip and zoom with incredible agility!

They use water like a super-glue to mix mud into strong, weather-proof homes!

特殊能力

能力

Architectural Builder

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasps can construct sturdy nests from mud and water, providing a safe nursery for their young.

能力

Stunning Immobilizer

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasps can paralyze spiders with a precise sting, keeping them fresh for their larvae to eat.

能力

Spider Seeker

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasps have keen senses that help them locate and hunt various types of spiders.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-40 mm
サイズ
18-28 mm
寿命
20-40 日
飛行速度
18 km/h
脚の数
6
コロニーの大きさ
1

食性と食事

Adult wasps drink nectar, but their young feast on paralyzed spiders stored in mud nests!

年齢による違い: Adults drink nectar, while larvae consume paralyzed spiders.

主な食物

  • orb weaver spiders
  • jumping spiders
  • crab spiders
  • flower nectar

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Main prey for larvae

hunts

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Another common spider prey

parasitizes

Ruby-tailed Wasp

Chrysis ignita

Lays eggs in mud-dauber nests

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Adult wasps can be prey

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Watch them from a distance; they are usually not dangerous but can sting if threatened.

よくある質問

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Waspの翼開長は何ですか?

25-40 mm

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Waspのサイズは何ですか?

18-28 mm

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Waspの寿命は何ですか?

20-40 日

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Waspの飛行速度は何ですか?

18 km/h

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Waspは何を食べますか?

Adult wasps drink nectar, but their young feast on paralyzed spiders stored in mud nests!

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Waspは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Waspはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Waspの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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