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Pompilid and prey Johnson Co - Anoplius
Copyright © 2006 Herschel Raney

Pompilid and prey Johnson Co - Anoplius
Hurricane Wilderness Area, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
July 8, 2006
Size: 26mm
Lovely spider wasp with that orange and black pattern that is common among at least several Anoplius species. Dropped prey and came back to it. Hauling it backwards across a sandy wooded path.

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Contributed by Herschel Raney on 8 July, 2006 - 6:11pm
Last updated 1 August, 2006 - 10:33am

That's a pretty big Anoplius!
There are few Anoplius that get that large so it is probably one of two species: Anoplius atrox or Anoplius bengtssoni. This is just a suggestion, though, I couldn't see anything to go on but size and the orange markings on the abdomen (although when I enlarged the image I thought I could see some erect hairs on the head). Some Arachnospila are orange-marked but I SERIOUSLY doubt it's in that genus. In any case it's a cool image. Do you have any idea what the spider might be? That can help in an ID, too.
… Nick Fensler, 8 July, 2006 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

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