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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) » Pompilinae » Pompilini » Arachnospila » Arachnospila scelestus

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Copyright © 2015 Stoil Ivanov

Unknown spider wasp with prey - Arachnospila scelestus -

Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois, USA
September 22, 2015
Size: 20mm

I observed this wasp digging a burrow than scratching the sand around this spider run from the top of the dune by it and the wasp pounce and paralyze it than moved it toward the burrow couple feet than left it . and went hunting . It came 10 minutes later with a lot bigger spider . I think the first was just opportunistic kill because of size.Id of second spider- wolf spider?

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Unknown spider wasp with prey - Arachnospila scelestus - female

Unknown spider wasp with prey - Geolycosa - female

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Contributed by Stoil Ivanov on 23 September, 2015 - 9:34am
Last updated 31 August, 2016 - 12:58pm

Moved

Moved from Pompilini.
IDed by Frank Kurczewski

… Laura P., 31 August, 2016 - 12:58pm

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Thanks a lot Will try to take

Thanks a lot Will try to take som e better pictures of this wasp

… Stoil Ivanov, 31 August, 2016 - 1:59pm

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Moved

Moved from Spider Wasps.

… Nick Fensler, 29 May, 2016 - 9:38pm

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Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 October, 2015 - 5:08am

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Tribe = Pompilini

Stoil, she looks a lot like the females in the genus Anoplius. I can't say for sure which specific subgenus grouping though, sorry.
Maybe the experts will have more information for you, but the IDs of the all black/blue wasps are somewhat tricky.
Here is an example image for you, from your state:
Anoplius ♀

Good Luck!

… Bob Biagi, 24 September, 2015 - 5:50pm

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Thanks for the effort.

Thanks for the effort.

… Stoil Ivanov, 25 September, 2015 - 2:11am

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