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Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps)- Brown-legged Grass-carrier Wasp (Isodontia auripes) with a victim, believed to be of the Order Orthoptera- Crickets. It will serve as a larval food source in a large brood chamber. Research revealed that the brood chamber normally contains several larvae.

It is to be noted that I digitally documented a cricket being carried to this same bamboo nest site on the morning, 7/1/2019, thus ..."several larvae" in the "large" brood chamber!

This wooden framed nesting site contains 56 bamboo, 6" long segments.