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nilly Pittsburgh, PA(Zone 5b) Aug 25, 2011

Quite the potter!
But WHO is it?

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Aug 25, 2011

I was going to say a Mud Dauber wasp but now I'm not so sure.

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Aug 25, 2011

Quite the potter indeed. This was constructed by one of the potter wasps. The genus Eumenes construct "pots" like this. The pots are provisioned with caterpillars or sometimes beetle larvae for the developing wasp larvae to feed on. Here's a great picture of one found out west.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/357511

Bugguide.net says there are 5 species in the northeast:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/6809/bgpage

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nilly Pittsburgh, PA(Zone 5b) Aug 27, 2011

Now THAT is a helpful response!
Thank you very much for taking the time.

Perhaps you can answer this one:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1205754/

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