Life On A Quarter Acre

Genus Gelis

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Gelis sp.
Emerged today from spider egg sac that I found on March 9. This male mated with one of the female Gelis wasps in the plastic bag that contained the sample.
Gelis sp.

Female Gelis wasp that emerged today from spider eggs sacs that I collected from my yard on March 9.

6 mm

Gelis sp.

On March 9 I collected some spider egg sacs that I found under a rock in our yard. I put them in a bag to see what would come out.

Today about a dozen Gelis wasps emerged, mostly females. This is a female on an egg sac.

Gelis sp.

~ 7 mm, female

Caught on spruce stump, cooled and photographed.

BugGuide ID

Gelis sp.

Female

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