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01-MAY-2012

DS1_3965.jpg

Almindelig Vejhveps med Trochosa sp. Edderkop
Anoplius viaticus with Trochosa sp. Spider.
Spider Wasp with a Wolf Spider

The Spider Wasp looks for Wolf Spiders. After a short, fierce battle it overpowers its prey. It stings the spider with its stinger that is at the end of its abdomen and injects it with a liquid leading to the spider's immediate paralysis.
It then drags the much bigger spider to a place where the wasp digs a hole in the ground, puts the spider in the hole and lays an egg in it. The larvae comes out of the egg and feeds on the spider.

Nikon D300S ,Nikkor 200mm f/4D ED-IF AF Micro
1/640s f/8.0 at 200.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
De'Carr Studio05-May-2012 19:16
Great shot and interesting facts. Thanks for sharing
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