pompilidae wasp with rain spider palystes superciliosus prey
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pompilidae wasp with rain spider palystes superciliosus prey |
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| The adult wasps actually eats nectar, the female stings and paralyses the spider and then drags it to her burrow. There she lays a single egg on it. Because the spider is not dead, the meat stays fresh and the larvae eat the spider alive. |
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