also: かりバチ · カリバチ
noun
hunter wasp; solitary wasp that hunts prey
Refers to wasps that hunt other insects or spiders to provision their nests, such as potter wasps, sand wasps, and digger wasps. Not a strict taxonomic term; used in everyday and educational contexts.
狩り蜂は、幼虫の餌にするためにクモやイモムシを狩る。
Hunter wasps hunt spiders and caterpillars to feed their larvae.
庭で見かけた狩り蜂は、泥で巣を作っていた。
The hunter wasp I saw in the garden was building a nest out of mud.
Compound of 狩り (hunting) and 蜂 (bee/wasp), literally 'hunting wasp'. The term describes the behavior of provisioning nests with captured prey.