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- Title
A Hornet (Vespa crabro) Steals Prey from a Spider (Argiope aurantia).
- Authors
Davis, Mark S.
- Abstract
I observed a large Vespa crabro (European Hornet) steal prey from an Argiope aurantia (Yellow Garden Spider) in a forested housing development in northern Georgia. The hornet landed in the spider's web and in less than three minutes removed the prey previously captured by the spider. The spider made no attempt to attack or subdue the hornet. European Hornets may switch from predatory to scavenging habits in the fall of the year as the nesting season progresses, a trait documented in other vespines. To my knowledge, this is the first recorded incident of a hornet stealing prey from another predator.
- Subjects
GEORGIA; VESPA (Genus); BLACK &; yellow garden spider; PREDATION; HOUSING development; SPIDER webs
- Publication
Southeastern Naturalist, 2011, Vol 10, Issue 1, p191
- ISSN
1528-7092
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1656/058.010.0119