sphecoid wasp

Noun
  1. Any of various solitary wasps (synset 102217813)
    is a type of: wasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
    subtypes:
    • mason wasp - solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young
    • digger wasp - solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae
    • mud dauber - wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae
    belongs to: sphecoidea, superfamily sphecoidea - families Sphecidae and Stizidae
    same as: sphecoid

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