Spider Wasp - Episyron quinquenotatus

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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) » Pompilinae » Pompilini » Episyron » Episyron quinquenotatus

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Copyright © 2006 Jackie

Spider Wasp - Episyron quinquenotatus -

Essex, Ontario, Canada
July 10, 2006
Size: 12 mm

The smaller wasp sneaks up to the entrance of the hole and a fight ensues with wings buzzing and feet stomping – every time. Then the smaller wasp leaves and is not seen again. The Spider wasp covers up the hole which takes about 8 minutes. Is the smaller wasp a parasitic? It doesn’t ever get into the hole. Does it lay an egg at the entrance, so the spider wasp will put it into the nest as she fills in the hole?

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Spider Wasp - Episyron quinquenotatus - female

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Contributed by Jackie on 11 July, 2006 - 12:24am
Last updated 11 July, 2006 - 4:03pm

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