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Blue-black spider wasp
38.6399, -77.1629
Field Notes
Description:
This unidentified species belongs to the Blue-black spider wasps or Anoplius genus.
Spider wasp is a common name for wasps that hunt spiders to feed their young. They are distinguished from other wasps by their extraordinarily long hind legs.
Habitat:
Protected deciduous forest (at Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge).
Notes:
This species carries an unidentifiable pray, probably a spider. On this picture, the legs with red strips belong to the pray.
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