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What Dauber is this who laid to rest and what spider will he be eating? #733651
Asked November 09, 2020, 10:08 PM EST
My title almost sounds like a Christmas song that I know. lol Anyway, I was just curious if he could be identified and what his prey consists of.
Calhoun County Michigan
Expert Response
Identifying a mud dauber wasp to the species level typically requires a live or pinned specimen due to the need to look at features on the wing or under high magnification in a microscope. Mud daubers typically collect spiders as food for their offspring.
