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Black Mud-dauber Wasp(Sceliphron madraspatanum) provisioning the nest with an Oriental Spiny Orb-Weaver; female (Gasteracantha geminata)
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They are solitary mud daubers and build nests made of mud. Nests are frequently constructed in shaded niches, often just inside of windows or vent openings, and it may take a female only a day to construct a cell requiring dozens of trips carrying mud. She uses her mandibles (jaws) to scrape up soft mud, which she rolls into a small ball that is held between her front legs as she flies off.At the nest site, she presses the mud ball into position using her head and mandibles, smoothing it out with her saliva to shape it. This process is repeated until the nest is complete.
They provision these nests with spiders, such as crab spiders, orb-weaver spiders and jumping spiders in particular, as food for the developing larvae. Like other solitary wasps, Sceliphron species are not aggressive unless threatened.