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Weevil Hunting Wasp with prey, Digger Wasp -
Gewone Knoopwesp met prooi, Grote Knoopwesp, Grote Snuittordoder
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Cerceris arenaria

Image ID:
5759
Date: 
25/06/2015
Location: 
Gent,
Belgium
Description: 

This species of Digger Wasp, hunts on Weevils. On this image the Wasp has brought a Otiorhynchus sulcatus to it's nest, 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 Beetles - other Coleoptera |
Curculionoidea |
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-prey-digger-wasp-5

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