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This Spider Wasp is black with yellow antennae. It was photographed on fly screen inside the house.
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Unknown species of Spider Wasp on bottlebrush. This species has orange legs and antennae, and some orange on abdomen.
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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SPIDER WASP FACTS
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Identification
Spider wasps are long-legged, solitary wasps. Many species are black or orange and black. Females hunt spiders to provide food for larvae.
Size
20mm
Habitat
forest, woodland
Breeding
Spider wasps use a spider as a host for feeding their larvae. They paralyse the spider with a sting and drag it to the nest. A single egg is laid on the abdomen of the spider and the nest is sealed. When the egg hatches, the larva feeds on the spider.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hymenoptera | | Family: | Pompilidae | | Genus: | Pompilidae family | | Species: | | | Common Name: | Spider Wasp |
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