Daub (Mud dauber)

[William Salmon]

> Where I'm from in E TX, this insect, for some reason, is called a
> "dirt [d^It] dauber," though it clearly daubs mud, as any fool can
> plainly see.

They are 'dirt daubers' in South Texas too.

The wikipedia entry for 'mud dauber' also mentions the slightly more
racy 'dirt diver', which I haven't heard. (at least in the insect
context)


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> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Dave Hause <dwhause at jobe.net> wrote:
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>> I'm familiar with a wasp called a mud dauber (and that's the only definition
>> in the NOAD by my chair.)  Where does a bird go by that name?  Species?
>> Dave Hause, dwhause at jobe.net
>> Waynesville, MO
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>> "Daub" includes dealing with liquids that way; but consider the bird called
>> a mud-dauber; it daubs a solid (tho somewhat moist) substance.
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~Will Salmon

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