A female Potter wasp (subfamily Eumeninae) collects moist soil and uses her saliva to mold it into small mud chambers or miniature pot-shaped structures on a landline telephone wire at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 27, 2026. The Potter wasp is a type of solitary mason wasp known for building unique nests out of mud. They are beneficial, non-aggressive solitary predators that capture small caterpillars or beetle larvae to provision their nests for their young. They typically display a sleek, dark metallic blue or black body with distinct white or yellow stripes across the abdomen. Potter wasps are beneficial insects that provide natural pest control and act as occasional pollinators.
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