Auplopus carbonarius is a spider wasp of the family Pompilidae. Uniquely among the British group it constructs a nest of barrel-shaped cells in which spiders are stored and the larvae develop. The British common name is sometimes given as the potter spider wasp or the yellow-faced spider wasp.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Potter Spider Wasp being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Agenioideus sericeus
- Priocnemis minorata
- Anoplius nigerrimus
- Episyron arrogans
- Dicyrtomellus tingitanus
- Agenioideus cinctellus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Pompilidae
- Genus
- Auplopus
- Species
- Auplopus carbonarius
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