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    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
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    Very exiting spectacle Beryl.
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    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

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

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

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