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This wasp of less than 15mm length has stung and paralyzed a brown cricket almost double it's weight. Then it proceeded to drag and fly with it's prey all over the place. I have witnessed it fly more than 3 meters at a stretch with all this weight - a herculean task indeed. after each flight it used to rest for a while without letting go of it's prey and I was fortunate to take some pictures during that brief stops!! Could not actually see where this wasp has taken the cricket because I lost sight of it among the shrubs....but suspect this is a digger wasp.
Found among leaf litter.
Please I D this wasp.
3 Comments
Thank you John and Jae...
Nice capture, I really like the reflection in the water.
Family Crabronidae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crabronidae...