The wasp expert was referring to the tarantula hawk, a sparrow-sized wasp that resides in the American Southwest and is known for paralyzing its arachnid namesake with its sting. It then lays eggs ...

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 ...

One ink enthusiast's terrifyingly realistic tarantula tattoo may not be actually be able to scuttle across his back, but that doesn't make it any less skin-crawling. But despite making ...

Take the tarantula hawk, for example. In case you've never heard of it, it's a wasp that's so big, and so nasty, that it attacks tarantulas — who happen to be quite big and nasty themselves.

Joining the bullet ant at four is a critter that lives right here in the southwestern US: the tarantula hawk. It’s actually a kind of solitary wasp with a sting whose resulting pain only lasts ...

One wasp in particular makes even the biggest, hairiest spider run away in terror: the tarantula hawk. Dr Gavin Broad, wasp expert at the Museum, uncovers the eccentricities of this small but sinister ...

In recent videos, Andrew W. Legan, Ph.D., a biologist on the social media platform TikTok, showcased the effects of tarantula hawk wasp venom on a tarantula. “On June 13th, I collected a ...

The tarantula hawk, a wasp that specifically hunts tarantulas, stings the spider repeatedly, leaving it paralysed and defenceless in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. Karen and Matthew Perry ...

Some animals are particularly beautiful. Others are adorable. Today’s feature creature, the tarantula hawk, can most appropriately be described as terrifying. It’s too big, it can cause you intense ...