探検昆虫

Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex funerarius

The Golden Digger Wasp is a shiny, yellow wasp that loves to dig in the ground. It makes little tunnels to store food for its babies. These wasps are helpful because they catch pests like caterpillars!

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Golden Digger Wasp has a slender, mostly black body with striking bright orange-gold segments on its abdomen. It possesses a very narrow 'waist' (petiole) connecting its thorax and abdomen, which distinguishes it from many other wasps.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraSphecidaeSphex
Golden Digger Wasp
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Golden Digger Wasp

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Adult wasps drink flower nectar, but their young feast on living insects!

Each mother wasp builds an amazing underground nursery all by herself.

Some digger wasps use small pebbles to seal their nest entrance!

They paralyze prey to keep it fresh for their growing babies!

特殊能力

能力

Prey Paralyzer

Golden Digger Wasps can sting and paralyze prey insects, ensuring fresh food for their young underground.

能力

Expert Burrower

This wasp has strong front legs adapted for rapidly digging deep, intricate burrows as secure nurseries for its larvae.

能力

Home Navigator

Golden Digger Wasps possess remarkable navigational memory that helps them find their hidden nest after long hunting trips.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-45 mm
サイズ
15-25 mm
寿命
30-60 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adult Golden Digger Wasps sip flower nectar, while their larvae are fed paralyzed insects.

年齢による違い: Adults feed on nectar, while larvae are fed paralyzed insects by the mother.

主な食物

  • katydids
  • crickets
  • grasshoppers

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Main food for its developing larvae

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Visits its flowers for nourishing nectar

eaten by

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Can be ambushed by larger insect predators

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Golden Digger Wasps are usually friendly, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Golden Digger Waspの翼開長は何ですか?

25-45 mm

Golden Digger Waspのサイズは何ですか?

15-25 mm

Golden Digger Waspの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Golden Digger Waspの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Golden Digger Waspは何を食べますか?

Adult Golden Digger Wasps sip flower nectar, while their larvae are fed paralyzed insects.

Golden Digger Waspは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Golden Digger Waspはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Golden Digger Waspの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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