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A Tarantula hawk siting on a flower
Here we see a tarantula hawk gaining nutrition from some flowers
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Description


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 into a brood nest as living food;
a single egg is laid on the prey, hatching to a larva which eats the still-living host.
They are found on all continents other than Europe and Antarctica.

A Turantula hawk preparing a Tarantula for reproduction
Hhere we see a tarantula hawk draging her victim to her nest for parasitation.
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the stinger of a tarantula hawk
This is the stinger of the tarantula hawk
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The normal auditory reaction a homo sapien makes when it is stung by a tarantula hawk:

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Tarantula hawks are known for the following reasons


Habitat

Habitat of the tarantula hawk

Behavior

Behaviour of the tarantula hawk wasp

Videos

Here is a video of a tarantula hawk dragging a victim through a pumpkin field.
Its labaled as community video in archive.org (open source, free download)

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