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Photo#1332393
perhaps spider egg sac, larva inside

perhaps spider egg sac, larva inside
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 1, 2016
Size: 2.4 mm

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perhaps spider egg sac perhaps spider egg sac perhaps spider egg sac, larva inside perhaps spider egg sac, larva inside

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Wasp larva…
I think that it would be a fair assumption that this is a wasp larva, possibly a polysphinctid. Since much time has elapsed since you found it, can you pls describe or mention what happened to it - did it survive and pupate, or die from exposure?

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Sorry.
When opening a cocoon and exposing the larva, I've had very poor success with continued rearing. In the past I have tried to patch a cocoon or put the larva into a gelatin capsule, to no avail. In this case I put the larva into alcohol.