Article: Buzz over new spider-munching wasp.

Insect discovered living in Sandy

A FRENCH spider-eating wasp has been discovered in Britain for the first time - living at Sandy.

The species was found in a quarry next to the RSPB's headquarters where a special habitat for rare insects had been created with the owners Lafarge Aggregates.

It is normally a Mediterranean species and the nearest it had been to Britain before was central France.

Peter Bradley, RSPB site manager, said: "It's entirely new to this country. It is a species of specialist wasp that lives in dry and ...

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