solitary wasp

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life cycle of hymenopterans

  • Bumblebee
    In Hymenoptera: Solitary forms

    The solitary wasps usually build nests or cells, which they provision with permanently paralyzed insects or spiders. One egg is laid in each cell, and the body of the paralyzed host provides all the nutriment needed by the developing larva. Some solitary wasps nest in woody…

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