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The horse guard wasp (Stictia carolina) is a type of sand wasp (Bembicini) from the eastern United States which preys primarily upon horse-flies (Tabanidae). It is a large, colorful, fast-flying wasp, one of 28 species in the genus Stictia (which occur throughout North and South America), all of which have similar biology.
Sphaeropthalma is a genus of velvet ants (a type of wasp) described by C.A. Blake in 1871 [1] [2] within the family Mutillidae. ... e.g. sand wasps and horse guard wasps.
The horse guard wasp, Stictia carolina, catches horse-flies to provision its brood in a nest. Eggs are often attacked by tiny parasitic wasps, and the larvae are consumed by birds, as well as being paratised by tachinid flies, fungi, and nematodes. [48]
Wasps come in a variety of colors — from yellow and black to red and blue — and are split into two primary groups: social and solitary. Most wasps are solitary, non-stinging insects that do ...
Bembix is a large cosmopolitan genus of large, often brightly colored predatory sand wasps, consisting of about 380 species. Sand wasp in its habitat, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Bembix oculata female at her nest
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Carl Court/Getty Images One of King Charles III’s guard horses bit a tourist posing for a photo in London. Footage taken outside of the Household Cavalry Museum on Monday, July 22, showed a ...
Pages in category "Biological pest control wasps" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 204 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .