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These sand wasps need a lot of sand. In the park people do all sorts of sports a keep growth scarce. Bembix rostrata digs a 10cm diagonal duct (leading to the nesting chamber) and that very quickly with synchronized movements of their forelegs. The prey are flies of different sizes (here a big Syrphid I guess) that are fed to the larvae- sometimes up to 50 per larva - After every visit to the nest the opening is carefully closed i.e. pawed shut [Heiko Bellmann, 1999, translated].Phylum: Arthropoda (artrhropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: HexapodaClass: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: PterygotaOrder: Hymenoptera (Hautflgler)Suborder: Apocrita (wasps, bees & ants; Taillenwespen)Superfamily: Apoidea (Bienen & Grabwespen)Family: Crabronidae LATREILLE, 1802 (kind of sand wasps, eine Familie der Sandwespen)Subfamily: BembicinaeGenus: Bembix (Kreiselwespe)Bembix rostrata FABRICIUS, 1781 (Geschnbelte Kreiselwespe)NE-Germany, Berlin: Hasenheide (parc), 11.08.2012 IMG_1948
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Basse-Normandie, France
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Alcornocales N.P. Andalucia Spain
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Puerto Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain
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Alcornocales N.P, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain
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Alcornocales N.P, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain
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Near Vau i Dejes reservoir Albania
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Near Vau i Dejes reservoir Albania
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Alcornocales N.P. Andalucia Spain
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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain
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Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain
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Georgia, United States
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East Tawakoni, Texas, United States
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Georgia, United States
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Valbona National Park, Albanian Alps
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Humbie, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Haugh Wood Herefordshire. SO589371
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Digger wasp:Phylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Hymenoptera (Hautflgler)Suborder: Apocrita (Taillenwespen)Infraorder: Aculeata (Stechimmen)Superfamily: Apoidea (Bienen und Grabwespen)(unranked):Spheciformes (Digger wasps, Grabwespen) Family: CrabronidaeSubfamily: Bembicinae LATREILLE, 1802Genus:
ArgogorytesArgogorytes mystaceus LINNAEUS, 1761 (Ragwurz-Zikadenwespe), [det. Bernhard Jacob, 2012, based on this photo]a (female?) from Britan:
www.flickr.com/photos/35142635@N05/4822941361/a female from SW-Europe:
www.flickr.com/photos/valter/4520878181/more info:
www.bwars.com/index.php?q=wasp/crabronidae/nyssoninae/arg...and:
www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bees/SpBees/Argogory...more info (German):
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragwurz-Zikadenwespeplant:probably:
Aegopodium podagraria ? LINNAEUS, 1753 (ground elder, Giersch)Family: Apiaceae (Doldenbltler)Order: ApialesNE-Slovakia, Slovak Paradise (Slovak: Slovensk raj) National Park, vic Cingov, 500-600m asl., 26.06.2012________________________________________________100mm macro 2.8 (canon L), 1/250s, f/16, ISO400, 0EV, no flash, hand-heldIMG_1351
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Haugh Wood Herefordshire. SO589371