It was several years ago while at Bannerghatta Nature Camp in Bangalore, when I was waiting for my transport that I first saw a mud dauber wasp visiting a damp patch on the ground. As I watched it, I realized…
Cuckoo Wasp
The bags were packed and I was all set to head back home after a couple of days in the wild. I came out of my room after the customary last minute check for anything that might have been inadvertently…
Parental care in potter wasps
The word wasp is often associated with fear…fear of a possible painful sting! It is mostly this fear that prevents us from trying to understand these marvelous creatures and their ways. Would we even associate these wasps with parents that…