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Argiope bruennichi, commonly known as the wasp spider, is a species of orb-weaver spider found across Central and Northern Europe, several regions of Asia, plus parts of the Middle east, North Africa and the Azores.
Argiope bruennichi is commonly known as the wasp spider. In Australia , Argiope keyserlingi and Argiope aetherea are known as St Andrew's cross spiders , for their habit of resting in the web with paired legs outstretched in the shape of an X and mirroring the large white web decoration (the cross of St. Andrew [ 2 ] having the same form).
Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, [1] or pompilid wasps. [2] The family is cosmopolitan , with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. [ 3 ]
This species hunts large orb weaver spiders (family Araneidae), mainly Argiope bruennichii, Argiope lobata, Araneus angulatus and Araneus ventricosus. The wasps paralyze these spiders with their poisonous stings and drag them into their underground nests. Then they lay an egg into the abdomen of their prey. [3] [4]
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The female wasps excavate the shallow burrows with their legs, place a paralyzed spider into the burrow, lay a single egg on the spider (usually on the spider’s abdomen) and then cover over and ...
If the prey is a venomous insect, such as a wasp, wrapping may precede biting and/or stinging. Much of the orb-spinning spiders' success in capturing insects depends on the web not being visible to the prey, with the stickiness of the web increasing the visibility, thus decreasing the chances of capturing prey.
A giant, flying venomous spider is making headlines across the nation — and for obvious reasons. ... Despite the name, this is a type of spider wasp, not a tarantula or a hawk. Their sting is ...