Spider-hunting Wasp
This wasp dragged this paralysed Funnel-web
Spider through a dense jungle of thrift and grasses for several yards. Often it
would buzz it's wings as it moved backwards. It obviously knew exactly where it
was going. It dumped the body at the mouth of a small hole going into the
bank.Then off it went, probably to find another victim or a mate. Presumably
this was a female wasp, Would she already have mated? The burrow would obviously
have been prepared before the spider hunt. This fat spider was heavier than the
wasp and could not have been carried by air, so the location of the burrow
must not be too far from the home of the prey. Just what goes on would be a
fascinating thing for someone to study.How many paralysed Spiders in a burrow?
How many eggs injected into each Spider?
Peter Byles (Ceibwr Bay).
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