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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 5 No. 5 |

Golden Digger Wasp
Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex funerarius) – species of family “Thread-waisted Wasps“

Sphex funerarius, the golden digger wasp, is a species of digger wasp belonging to the family Sphecidae.

Ancestry Graph

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Accidental queen“ On the understanding of roles in nature

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„Golden Digger Wasp“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily