neville park

Saw the #BlueBugs hashtag floating around and this ink-blue _Chalybion_ mud dauber immediately came to mind!

 https://inaturalist.ca/observations/123658567

#BlueMonday #wasps #MudDaubers #ArthroBeauty

Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum)

Nearctic Blue Mud-dauber Wasp from Lake Shore Blvd W / The Boulevard Club, Toronto, ON M6K 3C2, Canada on June 08, 2022 at 09:59 PM by Neville Park. It was, I think, a cold night, and this brilliant metallic beauty was very placid and docile. The...

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Show threadAngelique SophiaJan 16, 2023

@nev

I saw some of them for the first time this past summer. So cool! They were only on one particular shrub growing off the sidewalk and it was crawling with them. #BlueMonday #BlueBugs

Show threadLorenJan 16, 2023
@nev i’ve been looking to see if i’ve seen any blue bugs. really not that many! now i want to see more lol. there is this thick blue dragon though
Show threadMarianne DentonJan 17, 2023
@nev @AshWhiffin is the source of #BlueBug joy