Family Sphecidae (Noun)
Meaning
Mud daubers; some digger wasps.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Sphecidae includes a wide variety of species commonly known as mud daubers and digger wasps.
- Digger wasps, part of the family Sphecidae, typically construct nests underground with cells to store food for their young.
- Many members of the family Sphecidae are recognized by their distinctive habits of provisioning nests with spiders and other small insects.
- The family Sphecidae, including the genus Ammophila, contains a range of wasp species often encountered near sandy or well-drained soil.
- In general, the wasps belonging to the family Sphecidae, especially mud daubers, exhibit little to no aggression when they feel threatened.