English Dictionary

cockroach wasp

名詞

Any wasp of the family Ampulicidae, small sphecoid wasps that prey on cockroaches to lay their eggs on them.

日本語の意味

ゴキブリを捕食し、その体に卵を産み付ける小型のスズメバチ状のハチ。具体的には、アムプルイカ科に属し、獲物であるゴキブリを利用して幼虫を育てる特徴を持つ。

A cockroach wasp paralyzed a cockroach and dragged it into its burrow before laying an egg on it.

ゴキブリを狩るハチはゴキブリを麻痺させて巣穴に引きずり込み、その上に卵を産みつけた。

意味（1）

Any wasp of the family Ampulicidae, small sphecoid wasps that prey on cockroaches to lay their eggs on them.

The emerald cockroach wasp, Ampulex compressa, uses a cockroach as a host by essentially taking over its mind.

cockroach wasps （ plural ）