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Description. Behavior. Distribution. Sting. State insect of New Mexico. References. External links. Tarantula hawk. A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp (Pompilidae) that preys on tarantulas. Tarantula hawks belong to any of the many species in the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis.
26 de abr. de 2024 · tarantula hawk, (genus Pepsis ), genus of about 130 species of spider wasps that paralyze spiders to feed their larval young. Tarantula hawks are found on every continent except Europe and Antarctica and are especially common in the southwestern United States through Central America.
4 de jun. de 2023 · Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, stings really can be a matter of life or death. One wasp in particular makes even the biggest, hairiest spider run away in terror: the tarantula hawk.
Tarantula hawks are species of spider-hunting wasps in the Pepsis and Hemipepsis genera. These parasitic wasps paralyze spiders before laying their eggs on it, which subsequently hatch and feed on the still-living, yet helpess, host. Tarantula Hawk Facts Overview.
La pepsini o avispa caza tarántulas es un artrópodo bastante particular y muy temido. El peculiar comportamiento de caza y las características distintivas de la avispa tarántula hawk, hace reconocible a este alargado heminóptero.
Pepsis grossa is a very large species of pepsine spider wasp from the southern part of North America, south to northern South America. It preys on tarantula spiders, giving rise to the name tarantula hawk for the wasps in the genus Pepsis and the related Hemipepsis.
Tarantula hawks are a large, conspicuous family of long-legged wasps that prey on tarantulas by using their long legs to grapple with their prey and then paralyze them with a powerful sting (ranked as one of the most painful in the insect world by the Schmidt sting pain index ).
