The European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum), also known as the bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behaviour of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralysed prey together with an egg in a small underground chamber, to serve as food for the wasp larvae. All members of the genus Philanthus hunt various species of bees, but P. triangulum is apparently the only one that specialises in Western honey bees.
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The Europeanbeewolf (Philanthus triangulum), also known as the bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus...
jewel wasps for their parasitic behaviour and metallic iridescence. Europeanbeewolf Philanthus triangulum provisioning her nest with a honeybee Wasp beetle...
dragonflies such as the green darner, some mantises, water striders and the Europeanbeewolf. Arachnid predators of western honey bees include fishing spiders,...
Wolves' Clothing? Chemical Mimicry in a Specialized Cuckoo Wasp of the EuropeanBeewolf (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae and Crabronidae)." Frontiers in Zoology 5...
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the beewolf larvae, placed by the female beewolf in its brood cells. The cuckoo wasp larvae feed on the honeybees and on the larvae of the beewolf. Adults...
female response and interaction with the male. Philanthus triangulum EuropeanBeewolf males release pheromones that include the chemical (Z)-11-eicosen-1-ol...
two insect species that are currently expanding their ranges, the Europeanbeewolf and the antlion, and it also hosts the hairy-legged mining bee and...
no nectar). V. bicolor preys on honey bees to feed its larvae. The Europeanbeewolf (Philanthus triangulum) is also able to detect this compound when hunting...
Egyptian solitary wasp Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the Europeanbeewolf. Philanthotoxins are polyamine toxins, a group of toxins isolated from...
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Philanthus coronatus is a species of bee-hunting wasp (or "beewolf") of Europe and the Middle East, of which there are three known subspecies: P. coronatus...
Maiello, Giuseppe (2016). Folk Belief and Traditions of the Supernatural. Beewolf Press. ISBN 978-8799633142. Makeyev, Daurbek B. (2007). "Ассианство и мировая...
bees; the ethologist Niko Tinbergen estimated that a single colony of the beewolf Philanthus triangulum might kill several thousand honeybees in a day: all...
Philanthus pulchellus is a species of bee-hunting wasp (or "beewolf") of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal, and France). Males are territorial and...
the Beewolf wasp and the Bombardier beetle. It has been said that the site may have one of the highest levels of biodiversity in Western Europe. Other...
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