Reproduction
Reproduction
in spider wasps includes many larval
stages that feed off a single spider. The female lays a
single egg on the abdomen of the spider. The female then uses
its abdomen to enclose the nest space with loose soil. As the
larva grows it feeds off the spider, leaving the heart and
central nervous system for last. There are no major differences
in the five larval stages of the spider wasp except for size.
During the fifth larval stage, the spider wasp will wrap itself
in a silk cocoon where it will emerge as an adult in either late
summer, or over winter. This depends on the species and the time
of year (Garman and Punzo).