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Thread-Waisted Wasp

Ammophila Sp.

Description:

These are Solitary Wasps, they build their own nests out of Mud laying one egg per cell. Sometimes they even stock food for each offspring prior to laying eggs. They are predatory, but the type of prey ranges from spiders to caterpillars.

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3 Comments

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Nice series! Love the photo #2. :)

AnoopPBhaskar
AnoopPBhaskar 11 years ago

Yeah, got this in the morning around 6 and it was raining through out the night.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

nice spot!

AnoopPBhaskar
Spotted by
AnoopPBhaskar

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Sep 12, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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