Cocoon Web of Nephila clavipes Attacked by Hymenoepimecia bicolor (image)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Caption

After eating the spider, this wasp is now in its pupal stage and hangs from the spider's molting web.

Credit

Marcelo O. Gonzaga

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