Talk:Black and yellow mud dauber

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In case anyone wonders, this is a slightly modified version of my Everything2 writeup under the same name. - wonko 00:42, 22 Aug 2003 (UTC)

1 Hostility?
2 Another photo
3 Redirect from Sceliphron
4 Stingers

[edit] Hostility?

As far as I know, most species of wasps (in the wide sense, meaning roughly all Hymenoptera except bees and ants) aren't hostile at all. Aggressive behaviour is mainly found in social species, which make up a minority of all wasps. The reason for this could be that it pays to aggressively defend the nests (which contain the brood), while the loss of a worker is negligible - it may even acually help her spread her genes. By contrast, females of solitary species have much more to lose if they attack and accordingly most of these won't sting unless directly molested. Tjunier 12:50, 2004 Apr 19 (UTC)

You're right. Corrected, feel free to change the wording if it doesn't fit.

[edit] Another photo

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Sceliphron_and_pest.jpg --Snek01 21:28, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect from Sceliphron

Sceliphron redirects here. I don't think this is a a good idea, since there are several species within the genus (although no other species yet has an article). Does anyone mind if I undo this redirect? I am planning to start an article for Sceliphron curvatum, and it makes no sense for the genus to redirect to this particular species. Thanks, --IronC hris | (talk) 00:00, 10 August 2006 (UTC)