Rusty Spider Wasp Tachypompilus ferrugineus
The rusty spider wasp, Tachypompilus ferrugineus, is a large, reddish orange wasp with conspicuous iridescent blue to violet wings. Aptly named, the rusty spider wasp specializes in hunting large spiders which it paralyzes and provides for its offspring to consume. These eye-catching wasps can be s...
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Main Authors: | Sarah Elizabeth Anderson, Andrea Lucky |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2019-09-01
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Series: | EDIS |
Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108042 |
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