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Photo by Steffi
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Field Notes

Description:

Small blue-black wasp dragging away his prey - a pale spider of some sort.

Notes:

I found this wasp dragging his victim to the edge of a leaf before dragging him off. I managed to film a few seconds of it - a very strange thing to watch. Rarely see anything that will go after spiders! Any ID or further info would be appreciated.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Gordon Dietzman
Could also be one of the wasps (Pompilidae) that specifically target spiders, such as the Auplopus. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/226035 for one example.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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PublishedJune 7, 2011

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