Japanese giant salamander - Japanese giant salamander

... The genus Ammophila hunts caterpillars, while the closely related genus Sceliphron hunts spiders. This genus includes S. madraspatanum , which has yellow markings on its petiole, thorax, and legs and builds its nests in mud, and S. caementarium , which invaded the Tokyo area in 1946 and became endemic. The closely related Chalybion japonicum , which has a black body with a blue-blue sheen and builds its nests in bamboo tubes and tree holes, hunts spiders.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Japanese giant salamander" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…Ammophila属は青虫を狩るが，近縁のSceliphron属はクモ類を狩る。腹柄と胸部，肢に黄紋をもち，泥で巣をつくるキゴシジガバチS.madraspatanum,1946年東京付近に侵入し土着したアメリカジガバチS.caementariumなどがこの属のものである。また体が黒く青藍色の光沢があり，竹筒や木の穴に巣をつくる近縁のルリジガバチChalybion japonicumはクモを狩る。…

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