Have you ever heard of the tarantula hawk wasp? These wasps hunt tarantula spiders for an interesting reason. Read here to ...

With more than 3 dozen species of wasps the tarantula hawks is one of the most common in Arizona. What happens if you get stung? Here's your guide.

It’s mating season for most of the 29 species of tarantulas in the United States, 10 of which can be found in California, ...

The abdomen is encircled by four narrow, darker reddish bands. Tarantula hawks have dark, black bodies and distinctive orange wings, and they are larger than mud daubers and rusty spider wasps.

Tarantula hawk (wasp) season looms Wasp is New Mexico's state insect Share Updated: 5:32 PM MDT May 15, 2014 Infinite Scroll Enabled ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thumb-length wasps called tarantula hawks are on display at the insectarium in New Orleans. They're big, beautiful and placid — except when a female is after a tarantula to ...

In the world of horrifyingly painful stinging creatures, the tarantula hawk ranks so high that the actual scientific advice if you're stung is to lie down and scream. Dandy if you're a human, but ...

The tarantula hawk wasp is rated a four, the highest possible rating, on the Schmidt sting pain index. It sits alongside a bullet ant.