At first glance, this looks like an art installation, but it's actually the work of mud dauber wasps!
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These sheltered sites are revisited year after year, with nests being extended and renewed.
Can you spot the newly built nests and shadows of old ones?
#nature #ecology #wildAus
I was so excited to find these wasp-made sculptures on a bimble this weekend 🤩
The comparison to artwork feels extra interesting = old mud-dauber nests have helped to date Indigenous rock art here in Australia!
Clever science & detective work here:
https://www.science.org.au/curious/earth-environment/how-mud-wasp-nests-help-delve-our-countrys-past
Holly Kirk
