dandelionEin kombinierter #InsektenSamstag und #SpinnenSonntag - inspiriert von @SarahEx's schöner Zeichnung: Tarantulafalke und dazu die passende Vogelspinne.
Albert CardonaIf you dislike spiders you may be pleased to hear that spider wasps are out in force. Here, an Auplopus sp.: a wasp that hunts spiders. It paralyses them with its sting, then transports them into a nest and places an egg on them – upon hatching, the grub will eat the spider alive.
Spider wasps stand out for their pitch black colours, shiny eyes, occasional colourful white or red marks depending upon the species, and large hind legs with big spikes that it uses to transport the paralysed spiders. But above all they stand out for their behaviour: clasping their wings, moving in bouts, and drumming the surfaces they stand on (leaves, most often) with their antennae.
