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Pipe-organ Mud Wasp

Trypoxylon figulus

About Pipe-organ Mud Wasp

A slender black solitary wasp that builds mud-tube nests in hollow stems and holes, provisioning them with paralyzed spiders. Named for the organ-pipe arrangement of its mud cells.

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Did You Know?

Builds multiple tube-shaped mud cells arranged like the pipes of a church organ.

Distribution

Where Pipe-organ Mud Wasp can be found

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Peak activity Moderate Low / dormant
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