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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Sphecidae
Sphex
Sphex ichneumoneus

Great Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex ichneumoneus
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Summary

Sphex ichneumoneus, known commonly as the great golden digger wasp or great golden sand digger is a wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is identified by the golden pubescence on its head and thorax, its reddish orange legs, and partly reddish orange body. This wasp is native to the Western Hemisphere, from Canada to South America, and provisions its young with various types of paralyzed Orthoptera.D. Hofstadter cites the observation by Woodridge of S. ichneumoneus continually repeating behavior (checking a burrow before pulling in a cricket) as an example of genetic determinism, calling the behavior "sphexish".

Properties

Colors

black
orange

Size

15mm to 23mm (0.59" to 0.90")

Great Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex ichneumoneus
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Tags

harmless

Scientific classification

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