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Weevil Hunting Wasp -
Gewone Knoopwesp
-
Cerceris arenaria

Image ID:
5762
Date: 
25/06/2015
Location: 
Gent,
Belgium
Description: 

This species of Digger Wasp, hunts on Weevils. This population of Wasps is hunting on Otiorhynchus sulcatus, which they bring to their nest and which will serve as food for the larvae.

 

Keywords: 
insect |
wasp |
digger wasp |
weevil hunting wasp |
cerceris arenaria |
wesp |
gewone knoopwesp |
grote knoopwesp |
grote snuittordoder |
warm |
sunny places |
solitary wasp |
solitaire wesp |
sand |
sandy places |
zand zandige plaatsen |
carnivorous |
warme zonnige plaatsen |
carnivoor
Category: 
Other Insects (Bees, Flies, Wasps, Mosquitos, Cicadas, True Bugs, Ants,...) |
Places |
Europe |
Belgium
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/weevil-hunting-wasp

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