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Now That's a Wasp Waist!
You've heard the expression, "wasp waist," in reference to someone's tiny waist? Well, all you need do is look at the waist of the mud dauber wasp, Sceliphron caementarium, and you'll see where that expression originated. The pedicel (waist) is about twice as long as the rest of the abdomen,...
Mud dauber wasp, Sceliphron caementarium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Note the thin waist of the mud dauber, Sceliphron caementarium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Off to find a spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
