What Insect Builds Mud Tubes

Subterranean termites build these mud tubes to use as tunnels while looking for wood, or to reach wood already discovered. The tubes protect the soft-bodied termites from drying out once they leave the soil and also protect them from predators like ants (see What Do Termite Tubes Look Like?).

What bug makes mud tunnels?

What are Mud Daubers? Mud dauber is a common name for a wasp that constructs its nest of mud. There are many species of wasps referred to as mud daubers, such as organpipe mud daubers, black-and-yellow mud daubers and blue mud daubers.

What do you do with termite mud tubes?

These subterranean termite tubes are utilitarian. They are used as transportation trails, like highways. And just like highways, some lanes are used for food transport and others are used for construction.