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Thank you both. The behaviour of an Alderfly fits in with what I observed. Nancy On 2014-06-14, at 7:15 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > I agree; alderfly. > DW > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim (James W.) Wolford > To: NatureNS > Cc: nancy dowd > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 6:31 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Spider Wasps? > > Nancy, Your photo looks to me like a Neuropteran of some kind or "fish fly" or "alder fly", and not a wasp. If I am right, the larvae are aquatic, and the adults may have just emerged from a lake or pond? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> >> Date: June 14, 2014 6:23:26 PM ADT >> To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: [NatureNS] Spider Wasps? >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> There was a steady stream of these dark wasps lazily whirring along and colliding with me, the rocks, the ground or anything else that so happened to be in their flight path. "Drowsy" would be an apt description of their behaviour: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14227346768/ >> >> If I have them IDed correctly as Spider Wasps (do I?) it is hard to believe that such a seemingly torpid insect could catch a spider. >> >> Thanks, Nancy >> >> > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3964/7677 - Release Date: 06/14/14 >
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