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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. Pepsis grossa - Wikipedia

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    Pepsis grossa is a very large species of pepsine spider wasp from the southern part of North America, south to northern South America. It preys on tarantula spiders, giving rise to the name tarantula hawk for the wasps in the genus Pepsis and the related Hemipepsis.

  4. 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).

  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. ... Are wasps dangerous to humans? Pets?

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

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    Tarantula hawks have dark, black bodies and distinctive orange wings, and they are larger than mud daubers and rusty spider wasps. Also, the antennae of tarantula hawks are short and curled as ...

  7. When do tarantulas come out in Texas, and are they dangerous ...

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    Tarantulas normally hunt by staying in their burrows and waiting for their prey to come to them, according to a Texas A&M field guide. Their prey includes crickets, beetles, grasshoppers, cicadas ...

  8. 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] Tarantula hawks generally have no meaningful predators. [2]

  9. Tarantula - Wikipedia

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    These wasps are called "tarantula hawks". The largest tarantula hawks, such as those in the genus Pepsis, track, attack, and kill large tarantulas. They use olfaction to find the lair of a tarantula. The wasp must deliver a sting to the underside of the spider's cephalothorax, exploiting the thin membrane between the basal leg segments.