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Chalybion californicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Genus:	Chalybion
Species:	C. californicum
Binomial name
	Chalybion californicum; (Saussure, 1867)
Synonyms
	Pelopeus californicus Saussure, 1867; Sphex cærulea Linnaeus, 1763;

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The blue mud dauber (Chalybion californicum) is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp that is the primary predator of black widow spiders.^[2] It does not build its own nests, but uses nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps. It is not normally aggressive.^[2] It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (Chlorion aerarium). Like other types of wasps, males do not have an ovipositor, therefore cannot sting.

References

^ ^a ^b M. C. Day (1979). "The species of Hymenoptera described by Linnaeus in the genera Sphex, Chrysis, Vespa, Apis and Mutilla". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 12 (1): 45–84. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1979.tb00049.x.
^ ^a ^b B. M. Drees & J. Jackman (1999). "Mud Daubers". Field Guide to Texas Insects. Texas A&M University.

[Day-1] M. C. Day (1979). "The species of Hymenoptera described by Linnaeus in the genera Sphex, Chrysis, Vespa, Apis and Mutilla". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 12 (1): 45–84. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1979.tb00049.x.

[tamu-2] B. M. Drees & J. Jackman (1999). "Mud Daubers". Field Guide to Texas Insects. Texas A&M University.

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-The '''blue mud dauber''' (''Chalybion californicum'') is a metallic blue species of [[mud dauber]] wasp that Is the primary predator of [[Latrodectus|black widow spider]]s.<ref name="tamu">{{cite web |url=http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg334.html |title=Mud Daubers |publisher=[[Texas A&M University]] |year=1999 |work=Field Guide to Texas Insects |author=B. M. Drees & J. Jackman}}</ref> It does not build its own nests, but uses nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps. It is not normally aggressive.<ref name="tamu"/> It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (''[[Chlorion aerarium]]''). Like other types of wasps, males do not have an ovipositor, therefore cannot sting.
+The '''blue mud dauber''' (''Chalybion californicum'') is a metallic blue species of [[mud dauber]] wasp that is the primary predator of [[Latrodectus|black widow spider]]s.<ref name="tamu">{{cite web |url=http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg334.html |title=Mud Daubers |publisher=[[Texas A&M University]] |year=1999 |work=Field Guide to Texas Insects |author=B. M. Drees & J. Jackman}}</ref> It does not build its own nests, but uses nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps. It is not normally aggressive.<ref name="tamu"/> It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (''[[Chlorion aerarium]]''). Like other types of wasps, males do not have an ovipositor, therefore cannot sting.
 == References ==