Male tarantula inserts pedipalps into female's abdomen. Screenshot from Intense: This Tarantula Mating Ritual Is a Dance w/ Death 🕷️ Smithsonian Channel. Source: YouTube, Uploaded: Smithsonian ...

Featuring two founding members of the Locust, synth-heavy math-metalheads Tarantula Hawk came together in summer 1998, founded by three players who'd only recently moved to San Diego -- Rob ...

If you’ve never heard of the tarantula hawk before, you probably want to keep it that way. For those unfamiliar, the tarantula hawk is a wasp that – no joke – actively hunts tarantulas.

Meet the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis species). This large black wasp (2 to 4 inches, depending on species) has distinctive orange wings, making it quite recognizable. Tarantula hawks are common in ...

Who needs a horror movie when you’ve got tarantula hawks? These wasps paralyze tarantulas so the still-living spider can serve as a food source for their larvae. Read on — if you dare ...

Though the name can be misleading this insect is a wasp. I was not exaggerating when I said this insect was HUGE! The tarantula hawk grows an average size of 2 inches. The wasp gets its name because ...

Tarantula hawks are meant to be in Nevada. According to Knight, they're just one species out of over one thousand of the native wasps and bees that live here. They serve as pollinators to milkweed ...

Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk. With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top ...

Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk. With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top-notch ...