Male-nest-guarding

Guides

• Trypoxylon tridentatum tridentatum

  Trypoxylon tridentatum tridentatum is a spider-hunting wasp in the family Crabronidae, subgenus Trypargilum. It occurs in mesic and xeric habitats of the arid Baja California peninsula and has been documented in British Columbia, Canada. This subspecies provisions nest cells with paralyzed spiders, with Araneidae comprising the majority of prey.

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