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Spider Wasp - Anoplius - female
Copyright © 2008 John F. Carr

Spider Wasp - Anoplius - Female
Cass Park, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: 12mm (approx.)
More adjustments, or egg laying, or whatever. Maybe she is trying to stuff those grass stems all the way in. The spider had been in the hole for over 10 minutes by this point.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 13 October, 2008 - 8:29pm
Last updated 14 October, 2008 - 11:56am

Did
anyone know that any of the Pompilids used grass for any part of nest closure.
… Herschel Raney, 17 October, 2008 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

 
Previously reported
I didn't know, but Google turned up this link: http://www.jstor.org/pss/3494505.

"Poecilopompilus algidus ... lined its cell and covered its entrance with dried grasses and pine needles."
… John F. Carr, 17 October, 2008 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Blue-Black Spider Wasps.
… John F. Carr, 14 October, 2008 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… John F. Carr, 14 October, 2008 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

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