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Blue mud dauber

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Chalybion

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Sphecidae

Scientific name
  
Chalybion californicum

Higher classification
  
Chalybion

Order
  
Hymenopterans

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Similar
  
Chalybion, Black and yellow mud dauber, Hymenopterans, Organ pipe mud dauber, Sceliphron

Blue mud dauber chalybion californicum


The blue mud dauber (Chalybion californicum) is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp that is the primary predator of black widow spiders. It does not build its own nests, but uses nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps. It is not normally aggressive. It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (Chlorion aerarium). Like other types of wasps, males do not have an ovipositor, therefore cannot sting.

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References

Blue mud dauber Wikipedia