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Thread-waisted Wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)
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Black and Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) |
General: Thread-waisted Wasps (Family Sphecidae) are solitary wasps recognized by their thin waist. All are predatory, catching and paralyzing prey items that they place in a burrow or mud nest and upon which they lay their eggs. |
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Common Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila spp.) |
Common Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila spp.) |
Metallic blue wasp (Chlorion aerarium) hunts crickets |
Metallic blue wasp (Chlorion aerarium) hunts crickets |
Thread-waisted Wasp (Sphecidae) |
Thread-waisted Wasp (Sphecidae) |
Sphecid Wasp with caterpillar |
Sphecid Wasp with caterpillar |
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Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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