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Spider wasp

Auplopus sp

Description:

Mostly black wasp with very long curled orange antennae.

Habitat:

Found on the sand embankment , near the entrance to beach , devouring its spider( spider not known)

Notes:

It's a spider wasp. Auplopus sp. It paralyzes the spider and then lays its eggs in it, so that when they hatch they can eat the spider alive for their first meal

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CharliePrice
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CharliePrice

Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Jan 4, 2015
Submitted on Jan 16, 2015

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