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#12483567

17 June 2025

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.

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#12483568

17 June 2025

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.

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17 June 2025

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.

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#11360228

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360229

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360230

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360231

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360232

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360233

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360234

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360235

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360237

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#11360238

25 June 2024

Sceliphron, Also Known As Black Mud Daubers Or Black Mud-dauber Wasps, Is A Genus Of Hymenoptera Of The Sphecidae Family Of Wasps. They Are Solitary Mud Daubers And Build Nests Made Of Mud. Nests Are Frequently Constructed In Shaded Niches, Often Just Inside Windows Or Vent Openings, And It May Take A Female Only A Day To Construct A Cell Requiring Dozens Of Trips Carrying Mud. Females Of Some Species Lay A Modest Average Of 15 Eggs Over Their Whole Lifespan. Various Parasites Attack These Nests, Including Several Species Of Cuckoo Wasps, Primarily By Sneaking Into The Nest While The Resident Mud Dauber Is Out Foraging. Like Other Solitary Wasps, Sceliphron Species Are Not Aggressive Unless Threatened. They Are Sometimes Regarded As Beneficial Due To Their Control Of Spider Populations. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 24/06/2024.

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#8562634

19 July 2022

The Jewel Wasp or Emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa) is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae. It is known for its unusual reproductive behaviour, which involves stinging a cockroach and using it as a host for its larvae. The wasp injects venom directly into the cockroach's two specific spots in the brain, zombifying it to control its behaviour and dragging the victim into the den, then feeding its live tissues to her babies. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on july19, 2022.

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#8562630

19 July 2022

The Jewel Wasp or Emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa) is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae. It is known for its unusual reproductive behaviour, which involves stinging a cockroach and using it as a host for its larvae. The wasp injects venom directly into the cockroach's two specific spots in the brain, zombifying it to control its behaviour and dragging the victim into the den, then feeding its live tissues to her babies. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on july19, 2022.

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