Fabriogenia sp. (genus)

1 Spider wasp at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Fabriogenia sp. (genus)	30 Jan 2025	SimoneC
	Fabriogenia sp. (genus)	30 Jan 2025	TimL

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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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SimoneC wrote:

30 Jan 2025

Great photos!

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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
Collections
TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

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
Machine learning
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Record quality

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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania