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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...

Mud dauber wasp, Sceliphron caementarium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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)

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)

Off to find a spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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