Sphex jamaicensis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is found in Florida, Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), the Bahamas, and Jamaica.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Jamaican Digger Wasp being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Sphecidae
- Genus
- Sphex
- Species
- Sphex jamaicensis
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