Podalonia  sp.
 
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Common Name:  Thread-waisted Wasp

Latin Name:  Podalonia sp.
                       

Length:  20-30 mm

Range:  Throughout Alberta

Habitat:  Various

Time of year seen:  Summer

Provision Nest With: Cutworms

Other:  Thread-waisted wasps in the genus Podalonia hunt cutworms.  The wasps dig the cutworms out of the ground, paralyze them with a sting and then drag them to a pre-excavated nest.  Once the cut worm is in the nest the wasp lays an egg on it and seals the entrance.  (Marshall, 2006)
Photo courtesy Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State University, USA,  www.forestryimages.org
         
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