I saw this wasp Sunday afternoon walking across the porch and it was carrying a small Phidippus audax underneath it, similar to . It probably was not the same wasp but maybe since they nest in burrows, which was probably nearby. When I started trying to take pics it let go of the spider and would fly around then land over and over again so I couldn't get any pics of it. By the way, the spider appeared to have all of its legs removed. Is that common? I know they paralyze the spiders but why remove its legs? ....just to be sure it don't run off?
Anyway, late yesterday afternoon I was in the same area and here was this wasp again, without a spider this time. But, I managed to get some pics.
In looking through the guide it appears to me to be in the genus Aporus similar to .
However, the wings on the one in the guide appear to be a different color than on mine.
Please help with ID.