Thread-waisted wasp Prionyx
by Jim Hughes
Title
Thread-waisted wasp Prionyx
Artist
Jim Hughes
Medium
Photograph
Description
A thread-waisted wasp of the Prionyx genus, possibly Prionyx Parkeri. It's a pollinator, but is also known to attack grasshoppers, paralyze them with a sting, and use them as food for their young. This one is on a Rattlesnake Master - Eryngium yuccifolium - in Minnesota. "Prionyx" translates roughly as "saw claw" which seems appropriate.
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July 30th, 2020
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