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Crabroninae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Hymenoptera

Higher classification
  
Crabronidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Scientific name
  
Crabroninae

Rank
  
Subfamily

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Lower classifications
  
Crabronini, Organ pipe mud dau, Megalara, Bothynostethini

The subfamily Crabroninae is the most diverse group in the wasp family Crabronidae, containing over 100 genera. The subfamily consists of solitary, predatory wasps. The adult females of many groups dig tunnels in the ground for nesting, but others use different techniques, including the construction of tube-like mud nests (e.g., Trypoxylon politum).

As with all other sphecoid wasps, the larvae are carnivorous; females hunt for prey on which to lay their eggs, supplying the larvae with paralyzed, living prey when they emerge.

References

Crabroninae Wikipedia