Tarantula hawk stingers generally do not get stuck in the skin like honeybee stingers do. The stinger of a tarantula hawk wasp is smooth and not barbed, so it doesn’t break off or get left in ...

If you see a tarantula hawk wasp, Gustafson says to enjoy observing its striking metallic blue-black body and bright reddish-orange wings. These large wasps are easy to track due to their size and ...

A review article compared different species of spider wasps and a tarantula stung by tarantula hawk wasps took up to 8 months to recover. The scientist fed it some water to check if it was alive.

For our proper dose of weird Greek words, let’s settle on the fact that all species of tarantula hawks belong to the family Pompilidae. The tarantula hawk is neither a tarantula nor a hawk. It’s an ...

Welcome to Insect Thunderdome: Incredible picture shows a wasp battling with a spider - and what happens next will horrify you A tarantula hawk wasp paralysed a huntsman spider on the window of a ...

Ruth Doherty Updated 11 January 2015 at 1:38 pm·2-min read Tarantula vs giant wasp in fight caught on camera A battle between a large tarantula and a giant wasp has been caught on camera. And the ...

Gustafson says there are eight species of Tarantula hawk wasp. You might encounter them in desert areas or around brushy, open spaces where they can find tarantulas and other insects to prey upon.