Giant hawk-hornet - Giant hawk-hornet

Japanese: オオカバフドロバチ - おおかばふどろばち
Giant hawk-hornet - Giant hawk-hornet

...All of them are about 10 to 20 mm in body length. The Orancistrocerus drewseni builds an eaves-shaped nest out of rammed earth in a corner of a rock or under an eaves where it is not exposed to rain. Inside the nest, it makes two or three cells and makes ventilation holes at the entrances with mud.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "giant spotted wasp" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…いずれも体長10~20mm内外。オオカバフドロバチOrancistrocerus drewseniは岩や軒下など雨のかからない隅に練り土でひさご型の巣をつくる。その内部に2~3の独房をつくり入口に泥で換気孔をつける。…

※「オオカバフドロバチ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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