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Te katipō whaiwhai pūngāwerewere

Spider hunting wasps

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Spider hunting wasps [Sphictostethus calvus]. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Spider hunting wasps Sphictostethus calvus. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Pūtoi
Order
Hymenoptera
Whānau
Family
Pompilidae
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Te Rahi

  • Mai i te āhua rahi ki te rahi te hanga, ka tipu ētahi kia 20 mm te roa.

Size range

  • Medium to large insects, up to 20 mm long

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Āotearoa ētahi momo, nō tāwāhi anō ētahi.

Distribution

  • New Zealand and introduced species

Te Huringa Ora

  • He katipō tōtahi, kāore e noho ā–kāhui.
  • Kai ai i te pūngāwerewere.

Life history

  • Solitary wasps
  • Prey on spiders
Spider hunting wasps [Cryptocheilus australis]. Image: linda_g / CC-BY-NC Image
Spider hunting wasps Cryptocheilus australis. Image: linda_g / CC-BY-NC
Spider hunting wasps [Priocnemis monachus]. Image: koavim / CC-BY-NC Image
Spider hunting wasps Priocnemis monachus. Image: koavim / CC-BY-NC
Spider hunting wasps [Sphictostethus calvus]. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY Image
Spider hunting wasps Sphictostethus calvus. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY
Spider hunting wasps [Sphictostethus nitidus] dragging paralysed spider to its nest. Image: Tony Wills / CC-BY-SA Image
Spider hunting wasps Sphictostethus nitidus dragging paralysed spider to its nest. Image: Tony Wills / CC-BY-SA