These are less aggressive and rarely sting, only if threatened. You may see these slender black-and-yellow wasps near buildings where they make their nests from mud. They can help control spiders.

Some people describe them as a football shape. Mud Dauber Nest: True to their name, mud dauber wasps construct their home out of mud. Their nests resemble compact, cylindrical mud tubes attached ...

Georgina was at the waterhole early to photograph birds, but her attention was diverted to these industrious wasps. They were busy at the water’s edge, rolling the soft mud into balls and carrying ...