spider wasp: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	pompilid wasp • Psammocharidae • Pompilidae

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tarantula hawk Pseudagenia Homonotus Cryptocheilus Pompilus Pepsis heros Pompilus plumbeus Anoplius depressipes Anoplius fuscus Pepsis grossa

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