Great golden digger waspEastern Washington
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Larva feed on crickets and long-horned grasshoppers such as katydids, provided by the female adult which stings her prey to paralyze them and bring back to her nest hole. The female digs a burrow in the soil with tunnels radiating from the central entry to store anesthetized prey, laying an egg on each to hatch with a fresh supply of cricket to eat. Adults are active mostly in July and August and are not aggressive with people. » Other Eastern Washington Wasps
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The
great golden digger wasp or Sphex ichneumoneus has short golden hair on
it's otherwise black head and thorax, orange to amber wings, and a black
and orange abdomen. Adults drink nectar from flowers which bloom during
their flying time.
