Spider Wasp - Argiope bruennichi

[Chocky]

I looked down and thought I had seen a Scorpion. Looking more closely I see a Spider and and insect. I thought the spider was running off with the insect but in the second picture you see they have stopped. The spider didn't move . The insect ran round in a few circles then went back to the spider and dragged it across the path. It was the other way round.

This is a Spider Wasp. It stings the spider and paralyzes it. Spider wasps are long-legged, solitary wasps that use a single spider as a host for feeding their larvae.
The spider is dragged to a nest .It lays an egg in the spider’s abdomen and the nest – or burrow – is closed
Second paragraph quoted from Wikipedia

[rolf]

Very exiting spectacle Beryl.

[Chocky]

Yes. Thanks Rolf
It all happened do quickly and the wasp ran like the clappers so most of my shots were fuzzy but at least I got a few shots

[ladylouise62]

Nicely spotted - it's fantastic to catch some action and be able to share it.

[Chocky]

Thanks Louise. Yes.
The awful thing is the spider is still alive whist the larvae eat it