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Sphictostethus gravesii
Pompilido Dorado
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Photographer: Pedro Vargas
ID: 0000 0000 1115 0809 (2015-11-08)Copyright © 2015 Pedro Vargas Betancourt 2015
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Apr 4, 2015
location
Nahuelbuta National Park (Chile)family
Pompilidae
order
Hymenoptera
class Insecta
habitat Rainforest in the south of Chilenotes Endemic, inhabit between the VIII and X region of south-central Chile, associated with the Nothofagus forest. Females (like others species in the Pompilidae family) are well known for hunt large spiders, where they will lay eggs. The larvae grow in the spider and eat it. With its very small and atrophied wings, he prefers to walk through the forest, searching for spiders.camera Nikon D3000, 1/60, f11, iso400, 55mm, flash
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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| common names
Pompilido Dorado, Spider Wasp (photographer)
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