Great Golden Digger Wasp

Subject:  Insect
Geographic location of the bug:  Near Tobermory, ON Canada
Date: 07/15/2018
Time: 11:33 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  Could you please identify this insect?  This is the first time we’ve seen one.
Thank you.
How you want your letter signed:  ~R

Great Golden Digger Wasp

Dear ~R,
The solitary Great Golden Digger Wasp is not an aggressive species.  The female excavates a burrow that she provisions with Katydids and other Orthopterans to serve as food for her brood. 

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Location: Tobermory, Ontario, Canada