from mud, often in sheltered places around buildings, garages, balconies, and other structures.
What Is a Mud Dauber?
Mud daubers are solitary wasps that build small nests out of mud.
Unlike social wasps such as yellowjackets, mud daubers generally live and work alone. A female mud dauber collects small amounts of wet soil, carries the mud back to a protected location, and uses it to construct individual chambers for her young.
The finished nest can look surprisingly intricate—almost like a tiny piece of natural architecture.
