sphecoid wasp

Definitions of sphecoid wasp

1. noun

   any of various solitary wasps
   synonyms: sphecoid

   types:

   mason wasp

   solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young

   digger wasp

   solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae

   mud dauber

   wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae

   Sphecius speciosis, cicada killer

   large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas

   type of:

   wasp

   social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting