10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAND WASP»
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sand wasp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Sand Wasps: natural history and behavior
... Gess and S. K. Gess 1975). Sand Wasp Natural History / Sand Wasp Science
The final chapter of the Comparative Ethology and Evolution of the Sand Wasps (
Evans 1966a) noted that much had been learned since 1945 when E. T. Nielsen
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Howard Ensign EVANS, Kevin M. O'Neill, Howard Ensign Evans, 2009
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Insects of the Great Lakes Region
The common sand wasp, Bembix americana spinolae Lepeletier, is medium
sized, stout bodied, and yellowish with black markings on the top of the head,
thorax, and abdomen. The wings are smoky brown. It nests in sandy or gravelly
soils.
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Wasp Facts & Information
The prey of the sand wasp tends to be consistent with each genus. The more
common victims to the sand wasps are flies. A sand wasp nest is normally short
and simple with a large chamber at the end of a tunnel from an entrance. Within
the ...
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Animal Cognition in Nature: The Convergence of Psychology ...
We should expect species-specific biases and limitations that reflect the species'
evolutionary history. Baerends' (1939) celebrated study of sand wasps (genus
Ammophila) illustrates this especially well. When a sand wasp female is ready to
...
Russell P. Balda, Irene M. Pepperberg, A. C. Kamil, 1998
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The Encyclopedia of Land Invertebrate Behaviour
With her jaws gaping threateningly a female Ammophila beniniense imerinae
sand wasp from Madagascar turns on an ant which is trying to make contact with
her caterpillar. Sand wasps find ants a particular nuisance, and often deal with ...
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Insects of the Texas Lost Pines
Chlorion cyaneum Biology: The blue sand wasp is a large and attractively
metallic species that excavates a nest in the sand, seeks out and stings Boll's
cockroach, drags the paralyzed prey into the burrow, lays an egg on it, and
leaves the ...
Stephen Welton Taber, Scott B. Fleenor, 2003
Mama sand wasp's behavior certainly appears to be goal directed, but we've
been warned of the subtlety of the distinction. Let's check Newell and Simon's
characteristics of goal-directed behavior against what's known of the sand wasp's
...
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Animal biography, or, Popular zoology
IAN SAND-WASP*. The nest of this species, as well as that of the last, is formed
with considerable art and ingenuity. The insect scratches in the steep side of
some bank of loamy earth, a horizontal hole, about an inch in diameter, and
nearly a ...
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Dangerous Wildlife in California & Nevada: A Guide to Safe ...
Bembix americana spinolae • DANGER The common sand wasp's sting is
potentially lethal for those highly allergic and prone to anaphylactic shock. Other
reactions vary according to number of stings, location of stings, ratio of venom to
body ...
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The Naturalist's Cabinet: Containing Interesting Sketches of ...
Turner savage — Sand-wasp. THE SPHEGES. THESE insects are chiefly found
in woods and hedges ; their larvae i'eed on dead insects, in the bodies of which
the parent spheges deposit their eggs. The antennae in this tribe consist of ten ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAND WASP»
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sand wasp is used in the context of the following news items.
Cicada killer wasp: Buzz is worse than their bite
The cicada killer is a wasp that some may see in and around the landscape. ... Other wasps in this species include digger wasps, sand wasps and mud daubers. «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»
Hornets are commendable hunters
White-faced hornets, common in the valley and known for their large, beautiful ... He answered via email: “Other wasps, such as sphecid sand wasps and the ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
Vaudreuil-Dorion on the offensive against sand wasps
The city of Vaudreuil-Dorion is warning residents that sand wasps have taken up residence in at least six of the municipality's parks. Vaudreuil-Dorion sent out ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Gardening for Wildness: Garden Wasps
A great black wasp foraging on swamp milkweed blossoms. Many adult wasps ... A sand wasp (Ammophila procera) foraging on achillea flowers. As foragers ... «Bangor Daily News, Feb 15»
The sand is full of wasps
Sand wasp. They dig in sand to hunt and/or lay their eggs, which they bury alongside paralyzed caterpillars that the baby wasps eat upon hatching. They're not ... «San Diego Reader, Sep 14»
Early Years Centre unveils new playground
The park was officially reopened Friday morning after fighting a sand wasp ... on indefinite hiatus thanks to a sand wasp infestation in the pit of the playground. «Bay Today, Aug 14»
More sand wasps nesting in Ottawa playgrounds than years past
City of Ottawa workers have been treating the grounds at some playgrounds to deter sand wasps from settling in. A researcher at Agriculture and AgriFood ... «CBC.ca, Jul 14»
Good chemistry
The papery nailwort is only found in this habitat and is federally endangered, Deyrup said. He noticed a little wasp burrowing in the sand. The sand wasp doesn't ... «Highlands Today, May 14»
Sand wasps, one of nature's small wonders
Although I've lived next to lakes with sandy beaches for most of my life, I had no idea sand wasps existed until this summer. I became aware of them one day ... «Orlando Sentinel, Aug 13»
Attack of sand bugs closes two beach volleyball courts in Brooklyn
The sand wasps that made their home in Sunset Park are a common pest at city ... black and are often mistaken for bees, lay their eggs in nests under the sand. «New York Daily News, Aug 13»
