Pompilidae – Cryptocheilus australis – Spider Hunter Wasp

Order Hymenoptera; Superfamily Vespoidea; Family Pompilidae (Spider Hunter Wasps); Scientific name: Cryptocheilus australis;

Common name: Spider Hunter Wasp – Female transporting an anesthetized spider into the nest, as food provision for its larvae - Distribution in Australia: present in Tasmania and all mainland states except the Northern Territory – Photographed: in December, in Lake Indoon Reserve west of Eneabba, Western Australia.