The mud dauber wasp is named for the way the females construct nests from bits of mud. |
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These mud dauber wasps were gathering mud balls from my leaking sprinkler so I filmed them doing it. |
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Their research clearly pointed to mud dauber wasps and bees as the closest cousins to ants. |
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If, however, one of these renders the original with all the skill and precision of a Salvador Dali, is he to be denied a copyright where a mere dauber is not? |
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Her fly patterns are intricate, exacting, and hold the subtle variances of nature usually reserved for spider webs, mud dauber nests, and snowflakes. |
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The new study suggests that mud dauber wasps may offer clues to the evolution of ant societies. |
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The conclusion is that ants descended from mud dauber wasps, which are known for building pie-shaped nests out of molded mud. |
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The mesh wire screen prevents foreign objects, such as mud dauber insects, from entering and clogging various systems and causing damage. |
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This blue mud dauber uses abandoned nests of the black and yellow mud dauber Sceliphron caementarium, which was not collected in our study. |
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Apply to dry, clean, oil-free surface with a brush, dauber or spray. |
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Swagelok vent protectors, more commonly known as mud dauber fittings, protect open ends of instruments, tubing, outlet vents, and bleed-off lines. |
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Apply it with a sponge or sponge dauber directly to a stamp or paper. |
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Not just any wasps, though: the closest relatives of ants turn out to include mud dauber wasps, which make pipe-shaped nests on the walls of buildings. |
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I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try any more. |
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Mud dauber nests are made by the female wasps and each cell contains one egg. |
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Before his invention, mud dauber wasps nested in nozzle orifices of overhead sprinklers when the irrigation system was not in operation, impeding water flow. |
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