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  2. Tarantula hawk - Wikipedia

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    A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp (Pompilidae) that preys on tarantulas.Tarantula hawks belong to any of the many species in the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis. They are one of the largest parasitoid wasps, using their sting to paralyze their prey before dragging it to a brood nest as living food; a single egg is laid on the prey, hatching to a larva which eats the still-living host.

  3. Hemipepsis ustulata - Wikipedia

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    Hemipepsis ustulata is a species of tarantula hawk wasp native to the Southwestern United States.Tarantula hawks are a large, conspicuous family of long-legged wasps that prey on tarantulas by using their long legs to grapple with their prey and then paralyze them with a powerful sting (ranked as one of the most painful in the insect world by the Schmidt sting pain index).

  4. Spider wasp - Wikipedia

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    A female wasp searches the ground and/or vegetation for a spider, and upon finding one, stings it, paralyzing the spider. The targeted spider is typically unable to kill the wasp, because the wasp can just fly out of reach, so at best the spider fights fiercely to escape. [14]

  5. It’s a ‘big year for wasps’ in California. Here’s why and how ...

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    The group includes cicada killers and tarantula hawks. Several wasps feed on Queen’s Anne lace plants on June 29, 2012, in Davis, California. “Most people don’t notice (solitary wasps) ...

  6. Hemipepsis - Wikipedia

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    Hemipepsis is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. Hemipepsis wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera Pepsis and Entypus, but distinguishable by the pattern of wing venation. [3]

  7. A spider’s worst nightmare: If you fear spiders, these wasps ...

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    A rusty spider wasp drags a tarantula spider toward a nesting site in the Iowa Park area. Building a mud dauber nest Female mud daubers choose areas near available water and moist, clayey soils.

  8. Pepsis grossa - Wikipedia

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    Pepsis grossa, alongside a golden paper wasp for scale. Due in part to confusion over the distinctness of various color forms, until 2002 this species was known by the name Pepsis formosa, including a subspecies P. formosa pattoni, but C.R. Vardy synonymized both forms of P. formosa into P. grossa.

  9. Pepsis mildei - Wikipedia

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    Pepsis mildei, also known as Milde's tarantula-hawk wasp, is a species of predatory spider wasp native to the Western Hemisphere. These wasps capture live tarantulas to feed to their larva; the adults graze on flowers. [ 1 ]

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