European beewolf
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European beewolf
European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) – species of suborder “Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees“

Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...

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Arthropods Insects Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees Ants Bembix rostrata Cellophane Bees Club-horned Wasps Cuckoo Wasps European beewolf Gasteruption Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies Ichneumonid Wasps Lindenius albilabris Masked Bees Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees Mining Bees Oxybelus Sweat Bees Thread-waisted Wasps
Arthropods Insects Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees Ants Bembix rostrata Cellophane Bees Club-horned Wasps Cuckoo Wasps European beewolf Gasteruption Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies Ichneumonid Wasps Lindenius albilabris Masked Bees Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees Mining Bees Oxybelus Sweat Bees Thread-waisted Wasps

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„European beewolf“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

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Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...

European beewolf

No. 10 |

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...

European beewolf

No. 9 |

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...

European beewolf

No. 7 |

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in...