page_title: Delta dimidiatipenne
section_title: Biology
hierarchical_section_title: Delta dimidiatipenne / Biology
caption_attribution_description: English: Delta dimidiatipenne carrying what looks to be an egg sac. Taken on Lanzarote.
context_page_description: Delta dimidiatipenne is a species of Potter wasp from the warmer regions of the Palearctic which specialises in the hunting of caterpillars and is therefore sometimes known as the caterpillar hunting wasp. Another name it is known by is the red potter wasp.
context_section_description: Potter wasps are so named for their characteristic nest building behaviour.  The nest is contracted by the female from sand or mud which is mixed with saliva in the wasp's jaws to form a wet clay.  The wasp then creates pellets of this material by dribbling the wet clay from its mouthparts on to the nest to mould a small pot shaped vessel.  The nest is placed on walls or rocks, usually hanging downwards, with a slight lip over the entrance, and the clay dries out and hardens.
  When the nest is completed, the female lays a single egg inside the chamber and suspends it from the roof by a thread of silk. She then provisions the nest with several caterpillars, which are consumed by the grub during its development inside the chamber. The adults, like other solitary wasps, feed on nectar, including the flowers of Acacia .
caption: Delta dimidiatipenne, Lanzarote.
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