Fabriogenia sp. (genus)
1 Spider wasp at Acton, ACT
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| Fabriogenia sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 30 Jan 2025 | |
| Fabriogenia sp. (genus) | TimL | 30 Jan 2025 |
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The sequence of images shows a Spider Wasp working on its prey. The spider had been stung by the wasp which then retreated some distance away until the spider was effectively paralysed. The wasp then returned and systematically cut off the spider’s legs with its jaws to make it easier to drag away, which it did by gripping onto the spider’s spinnerets. (See similar sighting 4640042).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107788-35.274950
- Altitude 589.7m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Jan 2025 01:00 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Fabriogenia sp. (genus) Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Fabriogenia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Spider wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1237.6m Recorded at altitude
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7 / 7
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