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Spider wasp

Anoplius marginalis

Photo by auntnance123
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28.4322, -80.7601

Field Notes

Description:

approx. 1 1/4 inches long

Habitat:

spotted in sparse area of lawn

Notes:

A friend pointed this wasp out to me; she was trying to place a spider in a burrow. When it didn't fit well, she stashed it in a bit of grass and began to dig in the burrow again. She then dragged the spider back to the burrow.

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Pompilidae Wasps

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PublishedOctober 14, 2011

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