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Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp - This species of Sphecid wasps (Sceliphron caementarium) are larger than other common North American species. It grows to a full size between 24 and 28mm.

A mostly black body with yellow species is specific to the appearance of the species. Yellow legs with a few small black sections are distinguished on the wasp.

These wasps are known for building mud nests for their offspring.

They capture spiders which are laid in individual mud nests for the emerging larvae to feed on.