Bembix americana
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Bembix americana (commonly known as the American Sand Wasp) is a large, robust species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. This solitary wasp is native to North America and nests gregariously in bare, sandy soil. Females provision their nests with flies, which they paralyze with their venom for their larvae to feed on.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Hymenoptera | |
| family | Crabronidae | |
| subfamily | Bembicinae | |
| genus | Bembix | |
| species | B. americana |
