Life On A Quarter Acre

Subfamily Phygadeuontinae

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Phygadeuontinae

Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23

~ 5 mm

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.
4 Apr 2022

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

Gelis sp.
4 Apr 2022
On March 9, 2022 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. About a dozen Gelis wasps emerged, mostly females. This is one of the males. ~ 4mm ...
Gelis sp.
Emerged from spider egg sac that I found on March 9, 2022. This male mated with one of the female Gelis wasps in the plastic bag that contained the sample.
Gelis sp.

~ 7 mm, female

Caught on spruce stump, cooled and photographed.

BugGuide ID

Gelis sp.

On Spruce stump.

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