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What

Golden Spider Wasp (Cryptocheilus australis)

Observer

tangatawhenua

Date

February 1, 2016

Description

I think the orange insect is a wasp (spider is another obs).

This wasp walked backwards firstly dragging the spider off the track, under the manuka and down into a drain, a distance of about 2m.

Next the spider got dragged 7m up the drain (this is going uphill) and then into a hole in the side of the bank. The wasp then came back out, dragging the spider and moved it to another hole in the bank.

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