Who would win spider vs wasp?

Question

the wasp would have his wings tangled in a web.

Answer 1

As a general rule, spiders don't like messing with wasps - they're too tough, what with the strong mandibles, powerful legs and deadly stinger. Some (maybe even most) of the web-spinners will actually cut the wasp out of the web rather than try to subdue it and risk injury. The bigger web-spinners may take wasps routinely, though - I've seen Argiopes with wasp remains in the web. There are a couple groups of wasps that even hunt web-spinning spiders to stock their nests with, and they, of course win pretty much every time. Other wasps hunt wandering spiders such as the famous Tarantula Hawk of the southwestern US, which specializes on mygalomorph Tarantulas. On the other hand, there are a few other spiders that will normally take wasps - the best-known of these are the bigger members of the 'flower spider' group of Crab Spiders. Since they choose who and when to attack, and attack by stealth, suddenly and very accurately (think "one-shot kill"), they have a much better chance of coming out of the attack unharmed and with a big meal.
In nature, though, predators don't usually hunt other predators - you want to get the best meal you can with the least risk to yourself. There are exceptions to this, but the general rule holds.

Answer 2

This is a tough one to decide on. I really think you need to look at all the different situations that could happen before this could be decided. Like most of the people have stated already there are species of wasps that do in fact hunt and kill spiders. So if you were just talking about a one on one fight, yes more then likely the wasp would win because they are designed to be more of an aggressive fighter. On the other hand a spider is designed to be more of a trapper, allowing its web to do all the work for him/her. As the wasp would struggle to get out of the web, the spider would just watch from afar and let the wasp just tangle itself in more and wait for the kill.

Answer 3

Spider V Wasp

Answer 4

I just watched a yellowjacket wasp get stuck in a spiderweb on my window. The spider was less than 1/5th the size of the wasp, and gave it a good fight. The wasp had one wing caught and one free; it was flailing about attempting to sting and bite the spider, who was doing constant "hit and runs" to add more web around the wasp.

Over a period of about ten minutes, the other wing got stuck, then the legs, eventually the wasp was completely stuck in the web. After this it seemed to just give up, and the spider quickly rolled it up in a web and then into a dark corner of the windowframe. That spider won't go hungry for a long while!

Answer 5

It would be a tie.

Are you aware of just how many species of spiders and wasp there are? You cant just generalise about thousands of species. Some wasp are powerful fliers, seldom get caught in spider webs. Some wasp are predators on spiders.

Answer 6

On a web, spider wins, no web, wasp wins.

Answer 7

The wasp! I don't like spiders! The wasp has a stinger, and if it's bigger than the spider, it should win!



LOL, don't know really, I just REALLY don't like spiders

Answer 8

Wasps, one sting would kill the spider and they can fly over 30 mph so yeah.

Answer 9

Wasps win. In fact, there are wasps whose entire purpose in life is to kill spiders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk

Answer 10

well in our country is a heap of parasite wasps that nourish their larvae on paralysed ground spiders.