Orange Spider Wasp with Huntsman - a photo on Flickriver

An orange spider wasp (Cryptocheilus bicolor) dragging a huntsman.

"On finding the spider, which may be as large as a huntsman or funnel-web and twice as heavy as itself, the wasp stings and paralyses it, and then drags or flies it back to the burrow. She then lays an egg on the spider's body, and seals it in a chamber or cell at the end of the burrow. The larva hatches and feeds on the body of the spider before pupating in a thin silky cocoon in the cell."

Source:
australian.museum/.../animals/insects/spider-wasps/

www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant/bees-and-wasps/spide...

Taken on: January 15, 2022

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Orange spider wasp

Spider wasp

Australian native wasp

predator

prey

huntsman

Family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae)

McMahons Point

Kings Tableland

NSW, Australia « less

Groups appears in: • National Geographic Wannabes • Insect Photography more » • BUG [directory] 虫 • Nature, wildlife, and the great outdoors • Insects and Spiders • Field Guide to Insects of Australia • Australian Insects • National Geographic Wild Life « less

Camera: Nikon D5200, f/10.0, 1/200 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5200
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cloudy
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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