106K views · 614 reactions | Boasting the world’s 2nd most painful sting, the Tarantula Hawk also happens to be the largest species of wasp in North America! | Coyote Peterson | Facebook

10K views · 504 reactions | When is a hawk not a bird but a wasp?...

37K views · 57 reactions | The Tarantula Hawk paralyses it's prey with a powerful sting, and then drags it to a mud nest. The paralysed spider is entombed in the nest with the wasp's eggs, and will become their food once hatched. Makes my time at Klendathu sound tame! #WILD #Conservation #Australia #Sydney #outback #wildlife #bug #insect #sting #spider #arachnid #wildlifeplanet #animal #animallover #alien #nature #naturalworld #wildwest | Wild Conservation | Facebook

A tarantula’s WORST nightmare! The tarantula hawk wasp is often met with fear or disgust when mentioned, but why is that? Many people associate these insects with the greatly overreacted sting videos on YouTube, and think of these insects as dangerous animals that could attack at any moment; this is not how these animals truly behave. The tarantula hawk is a solitary and shy species of wasp found throughout much of the new world where tarantulas are present. They use their large size and paralyz

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