The black wasp has a particular morphology, it has long legs with thorns at each joint. This helps them to grip and transport the spiders after they have occis.

Physically close to the burrowing wasp, its antennae and legs are however longer and equipped with thorns, its body and very dark, its wings are orange or dark red to scare predators and a stinger almost 1 cm long.

Its abdomen can be marked with a yellow-orange trace, it digs its nest in the sand and only attacks spiders.

It is one of the largest wasp species in the world: up to 8 cm long in tropical countries. ( 3 in Quebec)

Belonging to the wasp family, the pompilids, called more simply pompiles are so ferocious that even the mighty mygale does not stand up to him.

The pompile wasp roams its random flying hunting area in search of a spider. It lands short on the ground and lifts leaves, barks, and inspects holes in the earth in search of its prey.

When he finds a spider,he has bitten it, it paralyzes her, he only has to drag it to the nest.

While common wasps live in colonies and use their stingers to defend themselves, the pompeii are solitary bibittes that use their venom to capture the prey that will feed their baby. So you will never have a black wasp nest problem .

Perpetuating the species is its primary role…

The pompile female the fungus and paralyzes it without killing it, moves it into a hole and then lays its eggs on it. Babies will have fresh flesh to feed when they hatch.

It targets larger female mygales, which are therefore more nourishing than males.