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Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp

Cerceris rybyensis

The Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp is a special insect that digs tunnels in the ground. It has a beautiful tail that looks like it's wearing a fancy coat!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp has a stout body with striking bright yellow and black bands across its abdomen. Its face is often yellowish, and its 'ornate tail' features distinct patterns, making it easily recognizable from other wasps.

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Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp
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Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Adult wasps drink nectar, but their kids only eat paralyzed insects.

Each baby wasp gets its own special underground pantry of paralyzed food.

They build complex tunnels that can be over a meter long!

This wasp is nicknamed "bee-wolf" because it expertly hunts bees!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Master Digger

Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp can dig intricate underground tunnels because of its powerful legs, creating safe nurseries for its young.

Habilidad

Paralyzing Sting

Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp can deliver a paralyzing sting that helps them subdue prey like bees without killing them instantly.

Habilidad

Navigation Whiz

Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp can remember complex routes because of its excellent spatial memory, always finding its hidden burrow.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
12-32 mm
Tamaño
8-16 mm
Esperanza de vida
20-40 días
Velocidad de vuelo
15 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip nectar from flowers, but their larvae munch on paralyzed bees stored in underground nests.

Diferencias por edad: Adults feed on nectar; larvae consume paralyzed insects.

Alimentos principales

  • wild bees
  • hoverflies
  • other small insects

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Common furrow bee

Lasioglossum calceatum

Main prey for larvae.

hunts

Cliff furrow bee

Halictus tumulorum

Also a primary food source.

depends on

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Adults feed on nectar.

parasitizes

Ruby-tailed cuckoo wasp

Hedychrum rutilans

Lays eggs in their nests.

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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If you see a wasp, just watch it from a distance. They are usually friendly and won't bother you.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp?

12-32 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp?

8-16 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp?

20-40 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp?

15 km/h

¿Qué come Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp?

Adults sip nectar from flowers, but their larvae munch on paralyzed bees stored in underground nests.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp?

Pursuit

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp?

6

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