Mud daubers are solitary and docile wasps that feed on spiders. We’ve done in-depth research to tell you all you need to know about them.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I recently found and killed a yellow-and-black mud dauber wasp that was very docile because I didn't realize mud daubers are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock / chinahbzyg Credit: Shutterstock / chinahbzyg Nobody can blame you if you do your best to avoid stinging ...

Identifying mud daubers isn’t too tricky if you know which features to look for — and especially if you can spot a nest. The most striking feature of this bug might be its straw-thin waist, which ...

We all have seen them in the corners of our windows, garages and doors — the small, pencil-size tubes of dried mud seem to have appeared in just a day. If you watch for a few minutes, you likely will ...

At 65, George Daniel Shafer had had a full, busy career as professor of physiology at Stanford University. On the first morning of the college year after “Emeritus” was added to his former title, ...

The yellow-legged mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium), also called the black-and-yellow mud dauber, is common in our area. It is not as well-known as our other mud dauber, the organ pipe wasp, ...

Q: I have mud daubers every year around my house. What can you tell me about them, and are they dangerous? A: Mud daubers are medium-size wasps with a very narrow waist. These wasps are usually dark ...

The other day, while helping a friend work on his roof, I was amazed to find what almost appeared to be concrete filling the space around the metal chimney for his wood-burning stove. Several inches ...