tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post7731947935597137482..comments2024-03-09T18:27:46.282+11:00Comments on The Nature of Robertson: Life and slow death on the front verandahDenis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-72819708617593419272007-09-17T18:30:00.000+10:002007-09-17T18:30:00.000+10:00Gaye from the Hunter sent me the following comment...Gaye from the Hunter sent me the following comment.<BR/><BR/>Hi Denis,<BR/>I'm just catching up on some of your spider posts. Mud-nest wasps are fascinating to watch, and no doubt they will soon be searching out nesting spots around my home again.<BR/><BR/>I have observed that the Mud Dauber Wasps, Sceliphron laetum, fill their mud nursery chambers with spiders, while the Potter Wasps, Eumenes latreilli, fill their mud nests with caterpillars. Strange how this must be programmed in the genes.<BR/><BR/>I have also observed that the Mud Dauber Wasps build cylinder-type chambers, and the Potter wasps build dome or pot-shaped chambers.<BR/><BR/>They are not aggressive and are easy to observe as they go about their busy task of nest building.<BR/><BR/>I made a blog entry on these two wasps nesting around my home that you might be interested in:<BR/><A HREF="http://hvbackyard.blogspot.com/2007/02/7-entombed-and-eaten-alive.html" REL="nofollow">Entombed and eaten alive</A><BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>GayeDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.com