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[Nataliesgramma]

I noticed this on the side of the Garage and looked to see if anything was flying in or out and I haven't seen anything.

Never seen this before.

[Mom2Dogs]

I believe it is a hornet or wasp nest...some typeof flying insect.  Be careful.

[mimomof4]

I have had something very similar on my brick but it was more of a grey color.  They were either hornet or wasp nests.  

[geezerette]

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@Mom2Dogs wrote:

I believe it is a hornet or wasp nest...some typeof flying insect.  Be careful.

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Yep.  I think they might be mud daubers (a hornet/wasp type critter that makes that nest from mud), and they do sting, although I haven't found them to be overly aggressive.  And yes, these are their nests.

We have many of them and I just scrape off the mud nests.  They're a pain during the summer.  

[Imaoldhippie]

Yes thats mud dobbers nests.  They are full of baby wasps or it could be abandon.  You can knock it down very carefully.

[hayseed00]

@Nataliesgramma Mud wasp, my husband just knocked some down.

[LolaMontez]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@Mom2Dogs wrote:

I believe it is a hornet or wasp nest...some typeof flying insect.  Be careful.

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Yep.  I think they might be mud daubers (a hornet/wasp type critter that makes that nest from mud), and they do sting, although I haven't found them to be overly aggressive.  And yes, these are their nests.

We have many of them and I just scrape off the mud nests.  They're a pain during the summer.  

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Yes, you are right.  I did a little more research and it does appear that these are mud dauber wasp tunnels.  Check it out here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_dauber

[JustJazzmom]

The larvae of the wasp are inside the tunnels and they contain smaller insects for the larvae to feed upon when they hatch.

[GingerPeach]

@Nataliesgramma 

As they are apparently the organ pipe mud dauber, you may have noticed what Wikipedia says about them:

"Organ pipe mud daubers are also an exceedingly docile species of wasp, and generally pleasant to have around, as they serve to keep spider populations down."