African Spider Wasp vs Korean Water Scorpion

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute African Spider Wasp Korean Water Scorpion
Scientific Name Hemipepsis capensis Laccotrephes japonensis
Order Hymenoptera Hemiptera
Family Pompilidae Nepidae
Size 30-50 mm 30-38 mm
Habitat Underground Ponds & Lakes
Diet Predators Predators
Regions Southern Africa East Asia, Japan/Korea
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

African Spider Wasp

A very large blue-black wasp with bright orange wings that hunts baboon spiders. It is one of Africa's largest solitary wasps.

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Did You Know?

A single female can overpower and paralyze a baboon spider three times her own weight with a precisely placed sting.

Korean Water Scorpion

A flat, leaf-shaped aquatic predator found in Japan and Korea. Despite its name, it is not a true scorpion but a true bug with raptorial forelegs. Breathes through a siphon-like tail appendage.

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Did You Know?

The long breathing siphon at the rear works like a snorkel, allowing the water scorpion to breathe while remaining submerged and hidden among leaf litter.