A striking metallic blue wasp found at Mud Lake. Adult Blue Mud Daubers eat nectar, but they capture and kill spiders to feed their young--preferably Black Widow spiders.
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![[Blue Mud Dauber]](/gallery/invertebrates/bees_and_wasps/blue_mud_dauber_1.jpg "Blue Mud Dauber")
