sand wasp

any of certain sphecid wasps of the subfamily Bembicinae that nest in the ground and are common along the seashore.

Origin of sand wasp

First recorded in 1895–1900

Of these, the insect called the sand-wasp forms, perhaps, one of the most interesting examples.

The Life of an Insect |Anonymous
One day I encountered a sand-wasp which had just stung a wireworm and was dragging it over the ground.

In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham
The Sand-Wasp seizes the Caterpillar by the back of the neck with the curved pincers of her jaws.

Insect Adventures |J. Henri Fabre
The Sand-Wasp digs by herself, quietly, without hurrying, without any joyous enthusiasm.

Insect Adventures |J. Henri Fabre

There is a remarkably pretty, and very variable, sand-wasp, which is plentiful in most parts of the country.

Insect Architecture |James Rennie

sand wasp

a solitary wasp of the subfamily Sphecinae, a subgroup of the digger wasps most of which nest in sandy ground