| 单词 | mud-dauber wasp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmud-dauber wasp a. Any of various solitary wasps, esp. of the family Sphecidae, that deposit their eggs, together with paralysed live prey, in cells made of mud. Also mud-dauber wasp. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > super family Sphecoidea or family Sphecidae > member of genus Sceliphron (mud-dauber) mud wasp1824 mud-dauber1856 1856 Zoologist 14 5030 The species of the genus Pelopæus are popularly known as mud-daubers in America. 1932 E. Step Bees, Wasps, Ants & Allied Insects 71 Mud-daubers (Sceliphron) of warmer countries..build great clusters of mud cells for their eggs and prey. 1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush v. 76 Mud daubers can be a great nuisance, for they build their nests, stuffed with spiders or caterpillars depending on the species, in any hidden place. 1985 Sci. Amer. July 96 b/3 In other areas crab spiders are among the chief prey of both the pompilids and the mud-dauber wasps (the Sphecidae). < as lemmas |
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