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Fluro orange wasp eating a nursery web spider.
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I think the orange insect is a wasp (spider is another obs). This wasp walked backwards firstly dragging the spider off the track, under the manuka and down into a drain, a distance of about 2m. Next the spider got dragged 7m up the drain (this is going uphill) and then into a hole in the side of the bank. The wasp then came back out, dragging the spider and moved it to another hole in the bank.
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I think the orange insect is a wasp (spider is another obs). This wasp walked backwards firstly dragging the spider off the track, under the manuka and down into a drain, a distance of about 2m. Next the spider got dragged 7m up the drain (this is going uphill) and then into a hole in the side of the bank. The wasp then came back out, dragging the spider and moved it to another hole in the bank.
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I think the orange insect is a wasp (spider is another obs). This wasp walked backwards firstly dragging the spider off the track, under the manuka and down into a drain, a distance of about 2m. Next the spider got dragged 7m up the drain (this is going uphill) and then into a hole in the side of the bank. The wasp then came back out, dragging the spider and moved it to another hole in the bank.
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I think the orange insect is a wasp (spider is another obs). This wasp walked backwards firstly dragging the spider off the track, under the manuka and down into a drain, a distance of about 2m. Next the spider got dragged 7m up the drain (this is going uphill) and then into a hole in the side of the bank. The wasp then came back out, dragging the spider and moved it to another hole in the bank.
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I think the orange insect is a wasp (spider is another obs). This wasp walked backwards firstly dragging the spider off the track, under the manuka and down into a drain, a distance of about 2m. Next the spider got dragged 7m up the drain (this is going uphill) and then into a hole in the side of the bank. The wasp then came back out, dragging the spider and moved it to another hole in the bank.
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Does anyone know what species of wasp this is? I found this single one at home (Whangaroa Harbour Northland). I have only previously seen them in one location on the Mahinepua Peninsula not far from here. It is large and very bright orange. Its legs are like a wetas. The antennae are only curled (I think) because I had sprayed it. They live in the ground in individual holes in bare earth on the Mahinepua walking track at the far end. I have never seen them any where else. Menacing looking creatures!!
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This was a bit upsetting, but I didn't get very good shots of this tarantula hawk. As I was thinking about netting it, I was reminded of all of the stories of the pain from their sting... And I allowed it to fly off. :)
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This was a bit upsetting, but I didn't get very good shots of this tarantula hawk. As I was thinking about netting it, I was reminded of all of the stories of the pain from their sting... And I allowed it to fly off. :)
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Pompilid wasp in my backyard. Many thanks to Nick Fensler for the ID. 11 mm (not incl wings/legs/antennae).
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The behavior is familiar: beats its wings rhythmically as it scoots along the ground Members of this genus prey on orbweavers
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The behavior is familiar: beats its wings rhythmically as it scoots along the ground Members of this genus prey on orbweavers
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The behavior is familiar: beats its wings rhythmically as it scoots along the ground Members of this genus prey on orbweavers
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The behavior is familiar: beats its wings rhythmically as it scoots along the ground Members of this genus prey on orbweavers
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En Paco´s Nature Reserve