Female blue mud dauber wasp (Chalybion californicum), side view. This species is native to North America. It is coloured metallic blue and preys on bl

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Female blue mud dauber wasp (Chalybion californicum), side view. This species is native to North America. It is coloured metallic blue and preys on black widow spiders. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying, cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species

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