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Wasp vs. Spider

Auplopus sp

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Small jumping spider is attacked by a Yellow Antenna Black Wasp.

Habitat:

Suburbia fringe next to national park - eucalyptus.

Notes:

In shot number 1 you can see the spider trying to bite the leg of the wasp.
The whole battle took about 45 seconds.

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Comments (6)
Mark Ridgway
...and those yellow antennae really work overtime.
Atul
and stronger!!
Mark Ridgway
The wasp hardly even noticed when the spider closed its jaws on the wasp leg. We know how fast the jumping spiders are but the wasp seemed so much faster.
Atul
guess the wasps winning !!

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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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PublishedDecember 30, 2011

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