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Thread-waisted Wasp
Prionyx sp.
33.1507, -97.0177
Field Notes
Description:
This small, 0.5 in or 1.27 cm, wasp like insect was digging small holes in the sand along the lake shore. Red abdomen, moved quickly.
Habitat:
In the sand along the shore of Lake Lewisville.
Notes:
Adults feed on flower nectar. Female wasps secure adult grasshoppers (Acrididae) as live, paralyzed food for their offspring. Prey is stored in a burrow, an egg laid upon it, and the burrow sealed.
Reference Links:
Genus Prionyx - BugGuide.Net
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 25, 2013
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