Pipe Organ Mud Dauber Wasp and Parasitic Fly

[@alleee]

I saw the same thing here once, very nice video 🙏

[@carlesious1]

The flies larvae eats the wasp larvae. Knowing this, I'm not sure why the wasps let the fly hang around.

[@stevewillson1170]

The male wasp tries to keep the fly away, but the fly takes advantage of one careless moment.

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

@@stevewillson1170I guess it is lucky the female wasp wasn’t there. If it was, the fly would’ve faced its stinger or jaws

[@NerdyShawn]

I found a nest you can hear them building it's wild

[@G-gnome]

I would have demanded to see permits

[@КристиянТрънбашев-ш6г]

They look similar to flying ants

[@chantheborraschea5871]

Where is the female wasp and the male wasp and look at these flies

[@stevewillson1170]

The female wasp is the one that brings in mud balls to use in building the nest. The male tries to stay near the nest entrance and keep the fly away.

[@adi9634]

The fly.. huh..

[@kingstaff4]

Does this fly want to lay an egg on the wasp?

[@stevewillson1170]

The fly is laying eggs in the egg chamber where the wasp is storing spiders to serve as food for the wasp larva. The fly larvae will feed on the spiders, leaving the wasp larva to starve. More info can be found here bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2018/08/pipe-organ-mud-dauber-wasp-and.html

[@Toqhy]

Does this wasp sting

[@lilpig9959]

Toqhy___ Toqhy___ yes but they are very docile

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

@@Toqhyfemales do, the males don’t