Hunter Wasp

Gathering wood for a fire I noticed this unusual couple. The hunter was not the big huge spider. This time his mortal enemy won the battle for survival - this kind of wasps hunts for spiders specifically. The wasp paralyzes the spider and drags him to its hole. The spider will fill one of 30 chambers and stay there fresh and paralyzed until the wasp babies decide to invite him for dinner. There can be up to 300 spiders in one hole and each may stay alive up to 4 months. This spider was trying to resist the winged enemy while grabbing the grass in vain attempt to avoid the doom.
I made two discoveries today. I've never seen those wasps in Indiana before, and I've never seen a spider bigger than a quarter. It was amazing!!