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Definition of Mason wasp

Mason wasp
Mason Ma"son, n. [F. ma?on, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.] 1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes. 2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason. Mason bee (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand. Mason moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil. Mason shell (Zo["o]l.), a marine univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell. Mason wasp (Zo["o]l.), any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides food for its larv[ae]

Meaning of Mason wasp from wikipedia

- Mason wasp is a common name that can refer to: potter wasps and mason wasps in the subfamily Eumeninae in the family Vespidae, or Mud daubers in the...
- Potter wasps (or mason wasps), the Eumeninae, are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently considered a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the...
- (Abispa ephippium) is not a true hornet, it is a type of potter wasp or "mason wasp", is a vespid native to the Australian states and territories of...
- Pison spinolae, commonly known as mason wasp, is a solitary wasp of the family Crabronidae, native to Australia and found throughout New Zealand where...
- Monobia quadridens, also known as the four-toothed mason wasp, is a species of solitary potter wasp (subfamily Eumeninae) found in North America. It grows...
- A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted...
- of their host. For instance, Pison spinolae, widely recognised as the mason wasp, belong to the solitary member of the Crabronidae family and is distributed...
- generally as the red-marked pachodynerus or red and black mason wasp, is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae. "Pachodynerus erynnis species...
- Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species...
- The European potter wasp or European tube wasp (Ancistrocerus gazella) is a species of potter wasp. As an imago (adult), the female collects as many as...