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07/02/2014 01:07:02 AM · #1 |
I noticed a wasp (or a bee?) preying on ants this afternoon and shot a video.
Wasp vs. Ant on YouTube
I'm pretty happy with the video in general, but other than just showing off, I'd like to know if anyone can peg what this little fellow is.
Whatever he is, I'll take all of these we can get. |
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07/02/2014 01:13:53 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by Cory:
I noticed a wasp (or a bee?) preying on ants this afternoon and shot a video.
Wasp vs. Ant on YouTube
I'm pretty happy with the video in general, but other than just showing off, I'd like to know if anyone can peg what this little fellow is.
Whatever he is, I'll take all of these we can get. |
Cool video Cory. It was interesting that he didn't just attack the first ant he saw...he was selective. |
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07/02/2014 01:49:11 AM · #3 |
Very interesting video indeed.
I can't seem to be able to isolate many distinctive features from the video (seems blurry on my tablet), but it's possibly a Bald Faced Hornet. Maybe a Tiphiid wasp, or paper wasp since it seemed slender in the video however these are yellow and black and from here the one in your video looked black and white. |
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07/02/2014 01:56:57 AM · #4 |
| weird.... cool but weird! |
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07/02/2014 10:18:39 AM · #5 |
while looking for something similar to your video, I came across just the opposite of your video
NOT my video, just linking from youtube
Ants take out Wasp
Message edited by author 2014-07-02 10:19:05. |
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07/02/2014 11:33:46 AM · #6 |
| It's normal behavior for parasitic wasps to capture ants, paralyze them, and plant their eggs in them. More than a few varieties do this, apparently. |
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07/02/2014 11:34:54 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
It's normal behavior for parasitic wasps to capture ants, paralyze them, and plant their eggs in them. More than a few varieties do this, apparently. |
We'll take all of 'em. Anything that eats fire ants is a friend of mine.
Seems likely that this little fellow is a digger wasp of some sort. |
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07/02/2014 12:03:10 PM · #8 |
| Looks like a sand wasp to me. |
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07/02/2014 01:47:14 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Looks like a sand wasp to me. |
I'll buy that. |
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07/03/2014 05:26:42 AM · #10 |
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