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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
. . . in the end Eunice carried the day and heaved her way into the brush pile with her spoils. I hope her children inherit the fighting spirit of the mother they will never meet.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 4 December, 2007 - 11:05pm
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

I Agree
Great action and commentary. Wonderful to catch something like this unfolding on camera.
… Sharon Warner, 5 December, 2007 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

Very nice!
I love this series and the narrative.
… Beatriz Moisset, 5 December, 2007 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Nice series
Spider appears to be Rabidosa rabida.
… Herschel Raney, 5 December, 2007 - 7:29am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Herschel. That's the only wolf I've been able to identify with any certainty around here.
… Steve Scott, 5 December, 2007 - 8:23am login or register to post comments

Fun narration and fine photos
Thanks for posting. You gotta love those spider wasps!
… Ron Hemberger, 4 December, 2007 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

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