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Record 1 2019-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

Any of various solitary wasps, especially of the family Sphecidae, that deposit their eggs, together with paralysed live prey, in cells made of mud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

Les expressions vernaculaires guêpe maçonne et guêpe potière désignent diverses espèces de guêpe solitaire qui façonnent des nids en boue afin d'y loger leur larves.

Spanish

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