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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 689 No. 689 |

Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp
Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana) – species of family “Thread-waisted Wasps“

Isodontia mexicana, the Grass-carrying wasp, is a species belonging to the family Sphecidae. It is mainly found throughout North America, but has become established in Europe, primarily France, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy and Spain.

Ancestry Graph

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„Upward bound“ I, Helga Hummel, am relocating again in this rapidly changing world, in search of a new home and the sweet nectar of mountain flowers.

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„Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily