Sceliphron madraspatanum
Jan 23, 2025
Sceliphron madraspatanum (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), the mud-dauber wasp, builds its nest from mud and put paralyzed spiders in. It laid one egg per nest cell which hatch into larva and eats the spider alive. Occasionally, these parasitoid larvae are parasitized by other hyperparasitoid wasp, such as the cuckoo wasp.
A lot of "para" in the description... Anyway, look at that slim waist (petiole).
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