Stock Photo: Pompilidae Wasp With It`s Rain Spider Palystes Superciliosus Prey
ID 170388511 © Kobuspeche | Megapixl.com
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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