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- Sphecius_grandis abstract "Sphecius grandis, also called the western cicada killer, is a species of cicada killer wasp (Sphecius). The western species shares the same nesting biology as its fellow species, the eastern cicada killer (S. speciosus). S. grandis, like all other species of the genus Sphecius, mainly provides cicadas for its offspring. It forms nest aggregations and mates and broods once in a year, in July and early August. The wasp is on average 3 cm (1.2 in) to 5 cm (2 in) in length and is amber-yellow with yellow rings on its abdomen.Wasps in the genus Sphecius are not habitually aggressive and use their venom mainly to paralyse cicadas which they take back to their nests to feed their young. The females catch around four or more cicadas for provisioning, place them in brood cells and lay eggs in the cells. S. grandis is endemic to Central America, Mexico and the Western United States, and is found at a higher mean altitude than other species of Sphecius. The western cicada killer males emerge earlier than females, but generally die after only a couple of days.Sphecius grandis can be distinguished from S. convallis (the Pacific cicada killer wasp) by the coloration pattern of the gastral tergites. Formerly, the two species were distinguished on the basis of the number of tergites with yellow markings (five in S. grandis and three in S. convallis), but a more recent study showed that this character was insufficient to distinguish the two species. However, they can be distinguished by the density of the punctation on the first and second tergites.".
- Sphecius_grandis binomialAuthority Thomas_Say.
- Sphecius_grandis class Insect.
- Sphecius_grandis family Crabronidae.
- Sphecius_grandis family Gorytini.
- Sphecius_grandis genus Sphecius.
- Sphecius_grandis kingdom Animal.
- Sphecius_grandis order Hymenoptera.
- Sphecius_grandis phylum Arthropod.
- Sphecius_grandis synonym "Stizus grandis (Say, 1823)".
- Sphecius_grandis thumbnail Western_CKs_mating.jpg?width=300.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageExternalLink 20q?search=Sphecius+grandis.
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- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageLength "24370".
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageOutDegree "97".
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageRevisionID "675701835".
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- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Arizona-Sonora_Desert_Museum.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Arthropod.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Baja_California_Sur.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Behavioral_ecology.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Big_Bend_(Texas).
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Big_Bend_National_Park.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink California.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Category:Biological_pest_control_wasps.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Category:Crabronidae.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Category:Hymenoptera_of_North_America.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Category:Insects_described_in_1823.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Central_America.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Central_nervous_system.
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- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Cicada.
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- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Crabronidae.
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- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink John_Alcock_(behavioral_ecologist).
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Kansas.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Kilogram.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Latin.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Madera_Canyon.
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- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Mitochondrial_DNA.
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- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Neotropic_ecozone.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Nest.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink New_Mexico.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Nicaragua.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink North_Territory_of_Baja_California.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Nuevo_León.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Oklahoma.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Riparian_zone.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Rocky_Mountains.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Rufous.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sap.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sexual_intercourse.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sexual_maturity.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sphecius.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sphecius_convallis.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sphecius_hogardii.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sphecius_speciosus.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sphecius_spectabilis.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Stinger.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Substrate_(biology).
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Sympatry.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Tamaulipas.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Tergum.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Thermoregulation.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Thomas_Say.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Thorax_(insect_anatomy).
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Tibicen_dealbata.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Tibicen_duryi.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Tibicen_parallela.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink University_of_Chicago_Press.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Venom.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Voltinism.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Western_United_States.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Wyoming.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink Yucatán.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLink File:Cicada_Killer_Wasp.jpg.
- Sphecius_grandis wikiPageWikiLinkText "S. grandis".