digger wasp
noun
: a burrowing wasp
especially
: any of numerous usually solitary wasps (superfamily Sphecoidea) that dig nest burrows in the soil and provision them with insects or spiders paralyzed by stinging
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Cicada killer wasps, also known as the eastern cicada killer or cicada hawks, are a species of the large digger wasp that preys on cicadas.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Such is the life of the Australian plague locust, a common pest that is targeted by the black digger wasp.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2011
However, your photo does look similar to a great golden digger wasp which in spite of its large size is not particularly aggressive.
—oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2020
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Such is the life of the Australian plague locust, a common pest that is targeted by the black digger wasp.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2011
However, your photo does look similar to a great golden digger wasp which in spite of its large size is not particularly aggressive.
—oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2020
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“Digger wasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digger%20wasp. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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