Eumenes fraternus

Eumenes fraternus

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Eumenes fraternus is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada. The female builds a miniature pot out of mud in which it lays an egg and places a live caterpillar. Its developing larva feeds on this whereas the adult wasp feeds primarily on nectar.

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  1. (c) Dann Thombs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/goshzilla/1298859372/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumenes_fraternus

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