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Spider Wasp - Entypus unifasciatus - female
Copyright © 2006 Jackie

Spider Wasp - Entypus unifasciatus - Female
Essex, Ontario, Canada
July 22, 2006
Size: 30 mm
I had forgotten about these wasps until I ran across them today. Haven't seen them since July, 2004. The female had what I think was a Wolf Spider and put it under exposed grass roots on a caved-in, sandy hill.
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Contributed by Jackie on 23 July, 2006 - 12:10am
Last updated 12 August, 2018 - 5:59pm

Moved
Moved from Entypus unifasciatus.
… Bob Biagi, 12 August, 2018 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

Same as other
Obviously an E. unifasciatus, as in your other photo.
… Nick Fensler, 23 July, 2006 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Question
How do you know it's a female?
… Brittanie McCormack, 17 May, 2007 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
A lot of specimens
When you look at a lot of specimens you get used to the differing proportions between males and females. Females are generally bigger have a proportionally larger head and more robust abdomen. Entypus unifasciatus is quite common in the area where I live and I've seen about 250 specimens just from Ohio (many more from other states). If you have a very good photograph (or a specimen in hand) you can also count antennal segments (females have 12, males have 13). Unfortunately the antennae in this photo are out of focus, but it's still a female just by judging proportions.
… Nick Fensler, 17 May, 2007 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That's really interesting thanks alot. *Goes to write this down*
… Brittanie McCormack, 17 May, 2007 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

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