Who hunts the huntsman? Cryptocheilus bicolor, the orange spider wasp (Australia). This is one of 78 species of wasp recorded in my subtropical food garden in Brisbane. A large species of wasp - with females reaching 3.5cm long - adult spider wasps are nectar feeders. She's out at dawn hunting for a huntsman spider which she will sting, paralysing the spider. Before placing the spider inside an egg tube, she will lay an egg on it so her larva will have fresh food when it hatches. This spider was

In this video, you can see a Spider Hunting Wasp, or Spider Wasp, which has paralysed a spider with its neurotoxic venom. It will take the spider to its nesting site, where it will burrow the spider underground and lay eggs in the spider's abdomen! Once the eggs hatch, the larvae eat the spider's remains until they cocoon. After three weeks they will become adults themselves and start the process all over again. Our planet is truly filled with fascinating (and somewhat gruesome) critters! | Hoed