Some people think of mud daubers as pests because they like to build their nests around the edges of buildings. But — overall — they’re not bad creatures to have around.

Sometimes empty mud dauber nests are stolen by other stinging insects that could be more aggressive in nature. Compared to other wasp species, mud daubers are known for being more solitary and ...

Building a mud dauber nest. Female mud daubers choose areas near available water and moist, clayey soils. They obtain mud from there by chewing the wet soil into small balls which are transported ...

Spring cleaning! ? You grab the duster and broom to get rid of all those cobwebs on your windows. That's when you suddenly notice some unusually shaped mud stuck on your house. You go to brush it off ...

Mud daubers are also solitary and build their hard-shelled nests in out-of-the-way locations. Sometimes they will build in the corner of your garage, but the nests are never very big.

Mud daubers are also solitary and build their hard-shelled nests in out-of-the-way locations. Sometimes they will build in the corner of your garage, but the nests are never very big.

Daubers have a knack for getting through very small spaces and sometimes Oklahomans are surprised to open a box in a garage to find a mud dauber’s nest inside, Grantham said.