Psyche, 1968 
Vol. 75, Plate 22 
Wasp-prey interactions and responses typical of full hunting phase. Fig. a 
— Detection of prey by scent; scent-tracking. Fig. b — Attack and escape 
by jumping away. Fig. c — Capture of the struggling cricket; the wasp 
often grasps a hind leg with mandibles, legs or both. Fig. d — Typical 
behavior and posture (“head up”) of wasp in situations of disrupted pur- 
suit; arrows indicate side movements to right and left. Fig. e — Detail of 
side movements of head, seen from above. Fig. f — Detection by sight. 
Fig. g — Pouncing on cricket (attack), and escape of latter by running 
away. Fig. h — Cricket entering a burrow, followed by wasp. Fig. i — 
Kicking with hind legs (here the wasp is knocked away). Fig. j — Auto- 
tomy of hind leg grasped with mandibles. 
