Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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) » Pepsinae » Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies (Pepsini) » Entypus » Entypus unifasciatus » Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus
Photo#159759
To the victor go the spoils - Entypus unifasciatus - female
Copyright © 2007 Steve Scott

To the victor go the spoils - Entypus unifasciatus - Female
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 28, 2007
. . . Aunt Eunice dived from on high and tackled her. A furious battle ensued with nails flashing and hair flying (figuratively, of course). The outcome was by no means assured for either combatant but . . .

Images of this individual: tag all
To the victor go the spoils - Entypus unifasciatus - female To the victor go the spoils - Rabidosa rabida To the victor go the spoils - Tachypompilus ferrugineus - female To the victor go the spoils - Entypus unifasciatus - female To the victor go the spoils - Entypus unifasciatus - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Steve Scott on 4 December, 2007 - 8:16pm
Last updated 12 August, 2018 - 6:21pm

Moved
Moved from Entypus unifasciatus.
… Bob Biagi, 12 August, 2018 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

Theft doesn't pay after all
Thanks for sharing at once these excellent pics and this intriguing story - a masterpiece of Natural History of Spider Wasps.
… Richard Vernier, 5 December, 2007 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact