Unidentified

Picture ID 26288

Picture of unidentified spider
  • Submitted by: 
    antondigi
  • Submitted: Jul 23, 2018
  • Photographed: Jul 22, 2018
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Cary, North Carolina, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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Tequilamockingbird

Looks like a white banded fishing spider, Dolomedes albineus, being preyed upon by a wasp.

TangledWeb

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!”