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Is this a nest and which wasp species? A friend found this stuck to his insect screen today. He said it felt like dust. This wasp/bee was alive. Location is Germany. Is this a nest? First look: ![first]( After peeling it open: ![second](

Looks like this is a **European wool carder bee** ( _Anthidium manicatum_ )

More precisely a female, judging by the round end of the abdomen.

![Anthidium manicatum](

Information regarding the nest it was found in:

> These bees construct their nests in preexisting cavities, using the trichomes of wooly plants.
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> Females use their mandibles, which are sharply toothed, to remove trichomes from the stems and leaves of various plants. They then roll up the trichomes into a ball and bring them to a preexisting cavity. Inside the cavity, the bees fashion the trichome ball into cells, where they deposit an egg as well as a provisioning mass consisting of nectar and pollen. Once finished, she seals the entrance to the cavity with a terminal plug, which consists of inorganic and organic materials that she brings to the nest. Source

![Wooly plant](

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