Sphex sp. (genus)

Unidentified Sphex digger wasp at Hughes, ACT

Sphex sp. (genus) at Hughes, ACT - 22 Dec 2017
Sphex sp. (genus) at Hughes, ACT - 22 Dec 2017
Sphex sp. (genus) at Hughes, ACT - 22 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Sphex sp. (genus) 14 Jan 2018 KimPullen
Sphex sp. (genus) 13 Jan 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 22 Dec 2017 zebras

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Is this a wasp? This insect was clearing a burrow carrying a ball of earth out backwards then returning. Found in Hughes next to the red hill reserve.

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   15 Jan 2018
Yes it is a wasp that stings and paralyses its prey in which it lays its eggs and then buries

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