Wasp killed by Spiders
While in the Canada Farm hide at Shapwick Heath on the Somerset Levels, a number of large wasps kept flying in and out and although not really a problem it wasn't much fun. Then one got caught in a web under the tin roof. Being a large wasp (Queen?), I thought that it would just pull itself out and fly away, but I was amazed at what happened next, Being caught under the corrugated roof should not have been an issue, but the spiders instead of taking on the wasp, worked together and sealed it in from behind. I have never seen spiders work together like this. After this there were no further wasps in the hide !!
Wasp killed by Spiders
While in the Canada Farm hide at Shapwick Heath on the Somerset Levels, a number of large wasps kept flying in and out and although not really a problem it wasn't much fun. Then one got caught in a web under the tin roof. Being a large wasp (Queen?), I thought that it would just pull itself out and fly away, but I was amazed at what happened next, Being caught under the corrugated roof should not have been an issue, but the spiders instead of taking on the wasp, worked together and sealed it in from behind. I have never seen spiders work together like this. After this there were no further wasps in the hide !!