Friday, May 8, 2009

Bugs!

We found this in our kitchen this arvo. Of course, I had to catch it to get a better picture! This little bugger is called an Orange Spider Wasp.
They can get up to 3.5cm long and for food they just attack spiders which are often bigger than they are and can be seen dragging them along the ground after stinging it to paralyze it.
They make burrows in the ground, and usually nest alone, not like bees.

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_Wasp
CSIRO fact sheet: http://www.csiro.au/resources/Spider-Wasp-Factsheet.html

Here's a video I found on YouTube...enjoy!



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