Mud-nest wasp #1
Workbook
This was Case Study 1 in the December 2021 blog A window into mud-nests.
Below is the full gallery of spiders from the five cells of that nest.
Also I’ve included additional shots of the larvae, not included in the blog post. Note that the larva from Cell 5 continued to develop after the others had died (Cells 2 & 3) or not hatched (Cells 1 & 4). Eventually larva 5 started to spin a cocoon, but then died also.
the spiders
The full contents of each cell was imaged on the day of collection, 14th November 2021.
Cell 1: egg and 11 spiders
Cell 2: egg and 14 spiders
Cell 3: large larva and 7 spiders
Cell 4: egg and 4 spiders (2 of them large)
Cell 5: larva and 5 spiders
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