Auplopus

Japanese: Auplopus
Auplopus

...Some species build their nests in tree hollows, gaps in stone walls, small cavities or holes in the ground, and some even dig their own tunnels underground. The only exceptions are the Auplopus species, which build beer barrel-shaped containers out of mud or bamboo tubes with mud-divided chambers. In all cases, the Auplopus species, unlike other spider-hunting wasps, are characterized by the fact that each larva is fed only one prey.

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Japanese:

…巣としては,木の洞,石垣の隙間,地表の小さな空洞や穴などを利用するものや,土中にみずから坑を掘る種類などがある。ヒメベッコウバチ属Auplopusの種だけは,ベッコウバチとしては例外で,泥でビール樽形の容器をつくったり,竹筒に泥で仕切った房室を設ける。いずれの場合も,ベッコウバチは,他のクモを狩るハチたちとは違って,おのおのの幼虫には餌をただ1匹だけ与えるのが特色である。…

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