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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Mediterranean Scoliid Wasp

Scolia hirta

About

A black hairy wasp with two prominent yellow abdominal spots common across Mediterranean regions. It parasitizes rose chafer and other scarab beetle larvae.

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Did You Know?

Ancient Greek naturalists were among the first to document this species and its habit of visiting thistle flowers.