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Great Black Wasp

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Scientific nameSphex pensylvanicus
Order Hymenoptera
Family Sphecidae
Rank Species
Higher classification Digger wasps
Phylum Arthropoda
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2498538
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About Great Black Wasp


Sphex pensylvanicus is a species of digger wasp, commonly known as the great black wasp. They live across most of North America and grows to a size of 20–35 mm. The larvae feed on living insects that the females paralyze and carry to the underground nest.

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