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Large Solitary Wasp - Tachypompilus ferrugineus - female
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Large Solitary Wasp - Tachypompilus ferrugineus - Female
South Carolina, USA
October 3, 2008
Carries spider into burrow made in a flower pot. Approx 35mm in length. Picture taken just a few days ago.

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Contributed by mb7 on 6 October, 2008 - 1:17pm
Last updated 7 October, 2008 - 12:22pm

Tachypompilus ferrugineus.
She is in the spider wasp family Pompilidae. Looks like she managed to paralyze a Dolomedes! Great series of images, thank you so much for sharing!
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 October, 2008 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

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