Parasitic wasps ambush ant-eating spiders
Monday, February 4, 2013 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
Spiders in the genus Zodarian are an ant's worst nightmare. These arachnids sleep during the day in igloo-shaped compartments under rocks and dead wood, but at night emerge to stalk and feed on ants, their sole source of food. Several spiders in the genus (the taxonomic grouping above species) even look like ants.