Big World of Insects, Spiders, Bugs Sand and Spider Wasps on Wisconsin Public Television

Big World of Insects, Spiders, Bugs [series info]

Sand and Spider Wasps

The sand wasp is also called a bembex wasp. See this dedicated parent as she cares for her egg by building a nest and then brings food back for the hungry larva. Spider wasps also care for their young in a similar fashion, sometimes using old sand wasp holes as nests. These wasps hunt spiders to feed to their larvae.

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