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Spider wasp with Huntsman spider Here she has dragged the spider into a safe corner while she goes about digging a nest. Geotagged,Palystes superciliosus,South Africa,Summer,Tachypompilus ignitus,arachnids,huntsman spiders,hymenoptera,insects,palystes,south africa,spider wasps,spiders,tachypompilus,wasps Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Spider wasp with Huntsman spider

Here she has dragged the spider into a safe corner while she goes about digging a nest.

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
    Lion
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    See this photo for more information:
    Spider wasp v Huntsman spider Needless to say, the wasp won and the spider was unceremoniously dragged away to become a living nest for her eggs. This was her dragging the poor spider up our drainpipe before she realised it was the wrong way and they both ended up in our retaining wall where she has dug a big hole and buried the spider.<br /> These Wasp spiders do not kill their prey but rather paralyze it so that it remains fresh for the larvae to eat. Geotagged,Palystes,Palystes superciliosus,South Africa,Summer,Tachypompilus ignitus,arachnids,insects,south africa,spider wasp,spiders,wasp
     Posted 10 years ago
  2. View Engelbert's profile
    Engelbert
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    Poor spider, what a way to die. Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Awesome spotting, Claire! Posted 6 years ago

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The Tachypompilus ignitus

Hunting wasps are members of various taxa of the insect order Hymenoptera. Their habits and affinities vary in many ways, but all practice parental care of their larvae in that they capture prey, usually insects, to feed their larvae. Whether solitary or social, most species construct some form of protection or nest in which they hide the prey and in which the larvae can feed and pupate in reasonable security.
Most solitary hunting wasps sting their prey in such a manner as to paralyse it without.. more

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Jan 13, 2015. Captured Jan 12, 2015 14:08 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.