After searching for two days, I located some information that sheds light on
the wasp that I photographed on the Butterfly Bush. It is some variant of the
Potter Wasp (Eumenes Coarctatus). This reminded me that, when I took my wife's
old Volvo to the shop, the shop foreman and I puzzled over the strange clay
creations on the top of the radiator. It turns out that they were nests built
by a potter wasp.
The Potter Wasp, in color:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wasp+09.jpg.html
A nest under construction, entry still open:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Potter+Wasp+Nest+35.jpg.html
Two nests where the young have departed. Screw included for scale:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Potter+Wasp+Nest+34.jpg.html
Most of the photos I have found of the Potter Wasp show more colorful markings.
This one must feel slighted. ;~)
Comments and critiques welcomed.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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