Tarantula Hawk A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp (Pompilidae)
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8686 x 5790 px | 73.5 x 49 cm | 29 x 19.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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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 prey. They are found on all continents other than Antarctica.