Pictured above is a lino block in progress, also intended for the forthcoming Homo-Insecta portfolio: Spider Hunting Wasp Woman.
The Spider Wasp (HYMENOPTERA: POMPILIDAE Hemipepis
australasiae) is Australia’s largest wasp,
with a wingspan of up to 6.8 cm. It hunts spiders, paralysing them with a sting
and then storing them in underground burrows as food for its grubs. (1)
The Homo-Insecta portfolio will make its debut in the group exhibition Wonder Room at Maroondah City Gallery in October 2013.
(1) Australian Geographic, Giant Insects, pages 54-61, July-September, 2006.
