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09-MAY-2013

DSC_3519.jpg

Almindelig Vejhveps med Trochosa sp. Edderkop
Anoplius viaticus with Trochosa sp. Spider.
Spider Wasp with a Wolf Spider

The Spider Wasp looks for Wolf Spiders. After a short, fierce battle it overpowers its prey. It stings the spider with its stinger that is at the end of its abdomen and injects it with a liquid leading to the spider's immediate paralysis.
It then drags the much bigger spider to a place where the wasp digs a hole in the ground, puts the spider in the hole and lays an egg in it. The larvae comes out of the egg and feeds on the spider.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 200mm f/4D ED-IF AF Micro
1/400s f/13.0 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Ton T.22-Jun-2013 09:13
GREAT job! V+
Hans Novak19-May-2013 17:51
T O P !!
Esa Ervasti18-May-2013 16:46
Battle on! Great timing.
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