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Spider wasp with prey - Tachypompilus ferrugineus - female
Copyright © 2010 Carmen Champagne

Spider wasp with prey - Tachypompilus ferrugineus - Female
Athens/ Sandy Creek Nature Center, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
July 5, 2009
The spider is a Dolomedes species. Photographing spider wasps can be challenging because they rarely hold still.
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Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 6 October, 2010 - 4:57pm
Last updated 25 July, 2021 - 7:32pm

Moved
Moved from Rusty Spider Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 25 July, 2021 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

Dolomedes
Do you have any photos of the spider from lateral view so maybe it could be identified to species?
… G.B. Edwards, 2 February, 2011 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Carmen Champagne, 7 October, 2010 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

Tachypompilus ferrugineus
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