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Spider-hunting wasp (Klug) Female

Batozonellus fuliginosus

Photo by Mari du Preez
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Females hunt Orb-web spiders (Araneidae), capturing the spider in its web, to provision their nest with. Adult wasps feed on nectar for their energy requirements.

Notes:

Spotted at Roodeplaat Dam, Pretoria

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