No, thanks TMI! On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 6:18 PM Carl Robert Blesius <c...@blesius.org> wrote:
> Likely Pomplid wasps (a.k.a. Pompilidae or spider wasp family). Some > sample photos and common names here: > > https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2488&context=insectamundi > > <https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2488&context=insectamundi> > > My personal favorite (from my years in the desert southwest): the > tarantula hawk. Very BIG with a VERY painful sting. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha2LR3J5YDg (not sure why Wired did an > overview, but maybe b/c they are crazy big, scary looking, and one of the > most beautifully wonderful wasps on earth?) > > In any case they all basically do the same thing (although the ones I know > well typically drag their victims into burrows, not into the eaves of > homes): they paralyze the spider, drag it into a hole, and lay an egg on/in > them. The larvae then eat the spider from least important parts first to > most important parts last (to keep them alive as long as possible). > > Send a photo or I can send my budding entomologists over to ID them :-) > > Carl 22 TPR > > > > > On Sep 3, 2023, at 17:19, Rob <urbanviney...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I just saw two wasps dragging rather large spiders up the side of my > house. The stuff of nightmares. What are they? > > Rob 15 TPR > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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