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Burrowing Wasp and prey

Sphex lucae

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Description:

Black wasp with bright, red abdomen. It had just attacked a grasshopper and was holding on while the prey desperately tried to get away. The video shows the wasp move the grasshopper around, tuck the wings back, and them carry it away.

Habitat:

Coast Sage Scrub

Notes:

Spotted by my husband while we were on a walk. iPhone series.

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Southern California Wildlife
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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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Wondrous Wasps of Southern California

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PublishedMay 5, 2013

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