potter wasps, and mud daubers. They sting and paralyze prey with their venom but rarely sting humans. Mud daubers come in black and yellow like yellowjackets, but there have also been some that ...

Wasps: If you can't love them, at least admire them Watch a mud wasp build a nest and entomb its prey These feature finely painted human forms, often in elaborate ceremonial dress and carrying ...

This wasp is just under an inch long, black with creamy stripes on abdomen ... She makes untold trips to carry water, and then to carry the small mud balls. The nest is in the shape of a vase ...