ジガバチ

noun

red-banded sand wasp

Specifically refers to the species Ammophila sabulosa, a type of solitary wasp.

• ジガバチは砂すな地じに巣すを作つくる。

  The red-banded sand wasp builds its nest in sandy soil.

noun

thread-waisted wasp; digger wasp; mud dauber

Broadly refers to any wasp of the family Sphecidae, including digger wasps and mud daubers. In everyday use, ジガバチ often points to this wider group.

• ジガバチの仲なか間まには、泥どろで巣すを作つくる種しゅ類るいもいる。

  Some thread-waisted wasps build nests out of mud.