Interesting! We see more spiders killing pollinators, but there is a balance. The yellow jacket was probably defending its hive from the spider by stinging it to death, rather than preying on it. There are many wasps that prey on spiders by paralyzing them, burying them alive or stashing them somewhere and laying eggs in them. “For the love of God, Montresor!”
Looks like a white banded fishing spider, Dolomedes albineus, being preyed upon by a wasp.
Interesting! We see more spiders killing pollinators, but there is a balance. The yellow jacket was probably defending its hive from the spider by stinging it to death, rather than preying on it. There are many wasps that prey on spiders by paralyzing them, burying them alive or stashing them somewhere and laying eggs in them. “For the love of God, Montresor!”