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Tarantula Hawk (Wasp)
Pepsis formosa
33.3117, -114.689
Field Notes
Description:
Black Body, Orange Wings. Up to 2 inches long.
Habitat:
Deserts of Southwest United States.
Notes:
The female tarantula hawk captures, stings, and paralyzes the spider, then either drags her prey back into her own burrow or transports it to a specially prepared nest, where a single egg is laid on the spider’s abdomen, and the entrance is covered. When the wasp larva hatches, it creates a small hole in the spider's abdomen, then enters and feeds voraciously.
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