Monday 27 February 2012

Mud-dauber Wasp demonstrates superiority


I've had a weekend off, but in my absence a tiny little Mud-dauber Wasp appropriated a small corner of the little red window to create an entire purpose-built adobe home for its family, installed the future family in it and stocked the larder with * horror alert * tiny little live paralysed spiders.  Isn't nature grand?

The workwomanship is simply exquisite.  You can just see in the photo the different mud colours.  The wasp has identified that the lighter colour mud from Hepburn is better for building, then it has used our own terra-cotta coloured earth to make it pretty, or camouflage it, or whatever.  It's altogether slightly Attenborough, yes?

3 comments:

  1. I just discovered this blog and I'm delighted by it. Love the posts, they are filled with humour AND information.
    We are building a strawbale house in Warrnambool, and are doing light earth internal walls so I love the detail and revelations here.
    Thankyou!

    ...how have things gone since Feb? Any chance of a 'follow up' post?

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  2. Wow. What a wonderful blog. Just trawling the net for my regular dose of earthbuilding house-porn and in the whole of the world wide web- here you are- just next door in Clydesdale. I'm in Yandoit planning a light earth and earthbag house. How do I get in contact with you? Would love to visit.
    jane

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  3. Hi Jane, I've just friended you on Google+ - I'm "Lockon Liz". Send me a message and we'll catch up.

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