also: かりバチ · カリバチ
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.
Hunter wasps hunt spiders and caterpillars to feed their larvae.
The hunter wasp I saw in the garden was building a nest out of mud.
Standard kanji spelling using 狩り (hunting) and 蜂 (bee/wasp).
Full katakana spelling, often used in field guides or when emphasizing the wasp category.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; バチ is a common katakana rendering for wasp/bee in informal contexts.
Abbreviated kanji spelling without okurigana.
Compound of 狩り (hunting) and 蜂 (bee/wasp), literally 'hunting wasp'. The term describes the behavior of provisioning nests with captured prey.