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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Orange Spider Wasp

Cryptocheilus australis

About

A striking orange and black spider wasp that hunts large ground-dwelling spiders across Australia. Its vivid colouration serves as a warning to predators of its powerful sting.

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Did You Know?

Female spider wasps engage in elaborate prey-handling behaviours, sometimes caching spiders temporarily while they dig the final burrow.