Sighting 4474351
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| Sphex sp. (genus) | TimL | 12 Mar 2023 |
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Possibly Golden Digger wasps, Sphex ermineus. Very large and loud in flight. The sequence of images shows two of four wasps that were digging nests into a pile of fine gravel. The fourth image shows one of the wasps removing a piece of gravel whilst digging the nest. There was some interaction between the wasps in the air and whilst on the ground digging the nests.
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Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- TimL NatureMapr Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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5 / 7
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