Sphecius
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sphecius-164-606142
title:
Sphecius
text:
Cicada killer wasps are large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasps. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision their nests with them, after stinging and paralyzing them. Twenty-one species worldwide are recognized. The highest diversity occurs in the region between North Africa and Central Asia. In North America, the term "cicada killer wasp" usually refers to the most well-known species, the eastern cicada killer. A few other related genera also are sometimes referred to a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of wasps
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius
date created:
2005-06-04T23:53:32Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T15:48:50Z
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13
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