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Not a Polistes - attacking an orb weaver - Poecilopompilus mixtus - female
Copyright © 2007 Lee Elliott

Not a Polistes - attacking an orb weaver - Poecilopompilus mixtus - Female
Medina River Park south of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
June 18, 2007
Size: ~18mm
This individual was vigorously attacking an orb-weaver
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Contributed by Lee Elliott on 18 June, 2007 - 3:21pm
Last updated 29 January, 2018 - 12:34pm

Poecilopompilus flavopictus
This is a great find! Previously, the species was only known from the Brownsville area in Texas. New for Bugguide.
… Matthias Buck, 29 January, 2018 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Poecilopompilus interruptus.
… Matthias Buck, 29 January, 2018 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Poecilopompilus interruptus.
… Nick Fensler, 6 July, 2007 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

That is a pompilid wasp and t
That is a pompilid wasp and their only prey are spiders... very nice pic..
… Martin Hauser, 18 June, 2007 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I thought it was wierd that a Polistes was attacking a spider, but I've never seen a pompilid like that. I looked through the sphecids but didn't see anything resembling this one. Guess I should have looked closer at the mesopleuron. I also got a 20 second video of the attack. It was fascinating.
… Lee Elliott, 18 June, 2007 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
This is a shockingly marked spider wasp. My exact thought when I shot one a few years ago was "what is that yellow jacket doing with that spider?" Nice shot of one that is much yellower than mine was.

My old series is here:
http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Other%20insect%20pages/Poecilopompilus%20series%20page.htm
… Herschel Raney, 18 June, 2007 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

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