The pepsis wasp, also known as the tarantula hawk, is the tarantula's deadliest enemy
No, the Tarantula Hawk is a type of wasp, it gets its name from attacking Tarantulas when they sting them it paralize's the spider.
A Tarantula hawk
Do you mean tarantula, a big spider One tarantula killer is the tarantula hawk wasp. It actively hunts, and paralyses with their sting, for their larvae to feed on whilst they are still alive.
A wasp with a large black body and orange wings is known as a Tarantula Hawk. Apparently, the Tarantula Hawk has a stinger that is large enough to take down a tarantula. The wasp then pulls the tarantula back to it's nest and feeds the spider to it's young.
New Mexico's state insect is Tarantula Hawk Wasp.
Tarantulas have very few natural enemies other than humans. Its only real natural enemy is an insect known as the spider wasp. One of the types of the spider wasp is the The Tarantula Hawk or Tarantula Killer (Pepsis wasps) giant wasp. The wasp finds the tarantula by using olfactory or the sense of smell. The wasp stings the tarantula, which paralyzes it, then the wasp lays an egg on its abdomen and then buries it in the tarantulas burrow. When the egg hatches the tarantula is used as a living food source by the wasp grub.
Spider Wasp
Tarantula Hawk
Tarantula Hawk Wasp
The Tarantula Hawk Wasp.
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