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Tarantula Wasp

Pompilidae

Photo by Tamir
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Description:

Looks like a mud wasp but much bigger and with orange wings. It was too windy for it to fly, so it was crossing the street on foot when I saved it.

Species ID Suggestions

Spider Wasp

Pompilidae
Tamir
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Comments (2)
John La Salle
Yep - spider wasp. Probably one of the tarantula hawks, which hunt tarantulas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk

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PublishedMay 12, 2014

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