spider wasp

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noun

any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.

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Origin of spider wasp

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby spider wasp

spider orchid, spider phaeton, spider plant, spider telangiectasia, spider vein, spider wasp, spiderweb, spiderwood, spiderwort, spidery, spiegeleisen

How to use spider wasp in a sentence

They were called La Red Avispa (The Wasp Network) and claim to have successfully foiled a number of threats against the island.
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Another side of Spider-Man that might be interesting to explore in a reboot is seeing him as an adult.
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He then dons a Spider-Man costume and savagely starts attacking criminals.
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Then, under the bold headline “Rebooting Spider-Man,” Robinov describes a broad vision for the future of the franchise.
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Another angle Robinov suggests as a possibility for Peter Parker/Spider-Man is a franchise reboot tackling Spidey as… an adult.
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There were two hard formal-looking couches, with straight backs and spider legs.
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Suddenly the spaniel leapt up with that feverish, spider-like activity of the toy species and began to bark.
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One of the most interesting of the spider race is the “trap-door” spider which inhabits warm countries all over the earth.
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The touch of the soft fabric reassured him: it was as soft as though woven of spider's web, and strong as fibres of steel.
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The tarantula, like many other members of the spider family, is an expert in the making of burrows.
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