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Common name : Thread - waisted wasp
Scientific name : Ammophila spp.
Order name : Hymenoptera
Family name : Sphecidae
Discription : Thread-waisted wasps are prolific caterpillar hunters. Paralyzed caterpillars are used as food for their young while they develop in sand burrows. This mating pair are solitary wasps who have a liking for flower pollen. They were found in the Mojave Desert in California. Wasp females sting with their modified egg laying apparatus and the junction between the thorax and abdomen exhibits considerable constriction.