Meet the Great Black Wasp! Like other digger wasps, the Great Black Wasp females build their nests in the ground. As a solitary species with no hive or sister workers, the female will dig about a foot beneath the soil and create a series of tunnels using her mouth and spiny legs. Each chamber is assigned an egg and a paralyzed insect to go with it. As soon as the larvae hatch, they will have a delicious meal to feed on as they develop. They develop into pupae near the end of fall and overwinter
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Meet the Great Black Wasp! Like other digger wasps, the Great Black Wasp females build their nests in the ground. As a solitary species with no hive or sister workers, the female will dig about a foot beneath the soil and create a series of tunnels using her mouth and spiny legs. Each chamber is assigned an egg and a paralyzed insect to go with it. As soon as the larvae hatch, they will have a delicious meal to feed on as they develop. They develop into pupae near the end of fall and overwinter
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