Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp
Cerceris rybyensis
This solitary digger wasp frequents sunny, open ground with loose soil, including heathland, grassland, and sandy banks. Females excavate nest tunnels and hunt weevils, which they paralyze with a sting before placing them in brood cells as food for their young. Adults take nectar from flowers, while the ornate tail pattern helps distinguish this small wasp from related species.
- Type
- Venom / Burrow
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp