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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; spider wasps</title>
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		<title>Spider Wasp attacking Spider in New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/19/spider-wasp-attacking-spider-in-new-zealand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spider Eating Bug
November 18, 2009
Dear Bugman, my friend was out in his garden the other day and saw this bug attacking a spider. It eventually carried it off down a hole. The bug was about the size of a small car&#8230; or maybe more like 5 or 6 centimetres. Later he found his cat screaming [...]


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		<title>Spider Wasp</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/19/spider-wasp-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strange fly with Curly Q Antenna
November 18, 2009
This bug was witnessed in our office this afternoon walking across a desk. Another person in the office said that they saw it earlier and it flew away. I was fascinated by the antenna, which I hope you can see in the picture, as the ends of them [...]


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		<title>Spider Wasp:  Entypus unifasciatus</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/26/spider-wasp-entypus-unifasciatus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/26/spider-wasp-entypus-unifasciatus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KY: Black wasp with showy yellow antennae
August 26, 2009
This wasp has been around my house for the past few weeks, but its the first time I&#8217;ve ever seen this species anywhere. It looks significantly larger than the common red wasp here. Reminds me of a tarantula hawk but maybe slightly smaller. I looked through pictures [...]


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		<title>Tarantula Hawk</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/30/tarantula-hawk-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[half the size of my hand, orange antennae that curl back, hairy, orange wings, black body, 8 legs
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:20 AM
I was walking outside and I saw this bug following me on the sidewalk. I let it pass me as I walked behind it I noticed how big it was and that [...]


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		<title>Spider Wasp with prey in South America</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/22/spider-wasp-with-prey-in-south-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/22/spider-wasp-with-prey-in-south-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wasp eating large spider
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:08 PM
We found this wasp eating a large spider. Unusual find&#8230; This picture was taken near Vilcabamba, Ecuador.
Kyle
South America
Hi Kyle,
The wasp is some species of Spider Wasp in the family Pompilidae.  We believe the spider is a Huntsman Spider.  For clarification, Spider Wasps do not eat spiders.  [...]


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		<title>Tarantula Hawk</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/14/tarantula-hawk-18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giant black ant with wings? Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Ok, what is this thing? My son found it in our Southern CA backyard on a cool June day. We live in a desert area. I have never seen anything like this. It looked like a giant plastic ant, about 2 &#8211; 2 1/2 [...]


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		<title>South African Spider Wasp:  Tarantula Hawk???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/03/south-african-spider-wasp-tarantula-hawk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/03/south-african-spider-wasp-tarantula-hawk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giant Wasp
Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 6:42 AM
Location: South Africa, Western Cape, Near Malmesbury (Swartland, West Coast)
Weather: 38 Degrees Celsius in the shade, 44 in the sun. No wind. No clouds.
Looks: It has the typical wasp body, only much more bulky as opposed to slender, its really HUGE! Probably 5-6cm when straight. The whole body [...]


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		<title>Spider Wasp from Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/10/26/spider-wasp-from-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/10/26/spider-wasp-from-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spider Wasp: Pompilidae family
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Hi Daniel,
This wasp was scurrying up a gum tree with a large spider for lunch.
See http://www.geocities.com/ brisbane_wasps/YellowAntWasp.htm for more information about this predator.
Grev
East Coast Australia
Hi Grev,
Nice to hear from you again.  Thanks so much for helping to expand our new What&#8217;s That Bug Down Under? [...]


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		<title>Spider Wasp and Gulf Fritillary</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/09/19/spider-wasp-and-gulf-fritillary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/09/19/spider-wasp-and-gulf-fritillary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[bug trade
Hey Bug man! Love your site, and usually find the name of the bug just by browsing. But I&#8217;m stumped on this iridescent blue bug, maybe he&#8217;s a wasp? Want to make sure he&#8217;s not going to eat my catterpillars, who are happily munching my passion vine (why don&#8217;t they eat the flowers?).

In exchange, [...]


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