Great golden digger wasp

After mating, the female digs a nest in the ground. The nest is a central, almost vertical tunnel with two to six other tunnels branching off from it, each one ending in a cell that will hold a single larva. The female then goes hunting and places her prey inside the cells. She lays an egg on each one. She paralyzes her prey, which remain alive. When the larva emerges from the egg, it feeds on the insect left for it by the female. There is only one generation a year.