2 Zebra spider wasp at Old Tuggeranong TSR
Identification history
| Turneromyia sp. (genus) | 8 Dec 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Turneromyia sp. (genus) | 6 Dec 2016 | David | ||
| Unverified | 6 Dec 2016 | MichaelBedingfield |
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With paralized Huntsman spider; size - 20-25mm; Old Tuggeranong TSR.
1 comment
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
21 Nov 2020
I watched as the wasp was slowly dragging the limp & helpless huntsman spider to a nearby burrow. It would occasionally leave the spider & go to the burrow, then return to the spider.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.141153-35.434537
- Altitude 758.1m
- Maps Old Tuggeranong TSR Melrose
- Places Chisholm, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2016 06:58 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Turneromyia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Zebra spider wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1032.7m Recorded at altitude
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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