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Spider Wasps - Spider-hunting Wasps - Pompilidae - Ferocious Wasp - Animal India

A spider wasp (family Pompilidae) is seen paralyzing a large huntsman spider and attempting to drag it up a wall., on June 17, 2025. Spider wasps--also known as spider-hunting wasps--paralyze spiders with their sting before laying eggs inside the spider's abdomen. The developing larvae feed on the still-living host, eventually consuming it entirely. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#12483568
Date Taken	17 June 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2025 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto

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