Great Black Digger Wasp

Sphex pensylvanicus, the great black wasp or great black digger wasp, is a species of digger wasp. It lives across most of North America and grows to a size of 20–35 mm (0.8–1.4 in). The larvae feed on living insects that the females paralyze and carry to the underground nest.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Great Black 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.

Easily confused with

• Prionyx atratus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Sphecidae

Genus

Sphex

Species

Sphex pensylvanicus

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