Giant Two-banded Wasp - Giant Two-banded Wasp

...The Japanese wasp Euodynerus notatus nipanicus builds its nest in bamboo tubes. The giant banded wasp Anterhynchium flavomarginatum micado (illustration) builds its nest in tunnels or inside old mines run by Japanese carpenter bees, and makes the entrance waterproof by smearing a mixture of ash, sand, and pieces of paper with saliva. The Japanese leaf beetle wasp Symmorphus decens hunts Fuji leaf beetle larvae as food for its larvae. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Giant Banded Wasp" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ミカドドロバチEuodynerus notatus nipanicusは竹筒などに巣をつくる。オオフタオビドロバチAnterhynchium flavomarginatum micado（イラスト）は孔筒中やクマバチなどの旧坑道内に巣をつくり，入口に灰，砂粒，紙片などに唾液をまぜたものを塗り耐水性にする。ヤマトハムシドロバチSymmorphus decensは幼虫の餌としてフジハムシの幼虫を狩る。…

※「オオフタオビドロバチ」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。

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