Rain spider (Palystes superciliosus) 1919 — Stock Photo, Image

Rain spider (Palystes superciliosus) 1919 — Photo

Rain spider (Palystes superciliosus) These large spiders - up to 90 mm - hide indoors during rainy weather, hence the name

 — Photo by Kobuspeche

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The Rain Spider (Palystes superciliosus) is a large species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa. Spiders in the Palystes genus are commonly called rain spiders, or lizard-eating spiders.
Rain Spider (Palystes superciliosus) IMG 0597 — Stock Photo, Image
The female Rain Spider (Palystes superciliosus) builds an egg cocoon with leaves and silk and guards until the eggs are hatched
Rain Spider (Palystes superciliosus) on egg cocoon — Stock Photo, Image
The female Rain Spider (Palystes superciliosus) builds an egg cocoon with leaves and silk and guards until the eggs are hatched
Rain Spider (Palystes superciliosus) on egg cocoon — Stock Photo, Image
The female Rain Spider (Palystes superciliosus) builds an egg cocoon with leaves and silk and guards until the eggs are hatched
Female Rain Spider Palystes Superciliosus Builds Egg Cocoon Leaves Silk — Stock Photo, Image
The adult wasps actually eats nectar, the female stings and paralyses the spider and then drags it to her burrow. There she lays a single egg on it. Because the spider is not dead, the meat stays fresh and the larvae eat the spider alive.
Adult Wasps Actually Eats Nectar Female Stings Paralyses Spider Drags — Stock Photo, Image
The adult wasps actually eats nectar, the female stings and paralyses the spider and then drags it to her burrow. There she lays a single egg on it. Because the spider is not dead, the meat stays fresh and the larvae eat the spider alive.
Adult Wasps Actually Eats Nectar Female Stings Paralyses Spider Drags — Stock Photo, Image
The adult wasps actually eats nectar, the female stings and paralyses the spider and then drags it to her burrow. There she lays a single egg on it. Because the spider is not dead, the meat stays fresh and the larvae eat the spider alive.
Adult Wasps Actually Eats Nectar Female Stings Paralyses Spider Drags — Stock Photo, Image
The South African Robber Fly genus Synolcus has thirteen different species
South African Robber Fly Genus Synolcus Has Thirteen Different Species — Stock Photo, Image
The adult wasps actually eats nectar, the female stings and paralyses the spider and then drags it to her burrow. There she lays a single egg on it. Because the spider is not dead, the meat stays fresh and the larvae eat the spider alive.
Adult Wasps Actually Eats Nectar Female Stings Paralyses Spider Drags — Stock Photo, Image
The adult wasps actually eats nectar, the female stings and paralyzes the spider and then drags it to her burrow. There she lays a single egg on it. Because the spider is not dead, the meat stays fresh and the larvae eat the spider alive.
Adult Wasps Actually Eats Nectar Female Stings Paralyzes Spider Drags — Stock Photo, Image
The adult wasps actually eats nectar, the female stings and paralises the spider and then drags it to her burrow. There she lays a single egg on it. Because the spider is not dead, the meat stays fresh and the larvae eat the spider alive.
Adult Wasps Actually Eats Nectar Female Stings Paralises Spider Drags — Stock Photo, Image
The Paper Wasp (Belonogaster juncea) lives in small colonies and constructs paper nests to raise their young. They occur in most of Africa south of the Sahara.
Paper Wasp Belonogaster Juncea Lives Small Colonies Constructs Paper Nests — Stock Photo, Image

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