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Tarantula Hawk

Pepsis mildei

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Tarantula Hawk

Pepsis sp.

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This looks very similar to a wasp we have in the United States called a Tarantula Hawk (in the Family Pompilidae). Here's a photo of a species from Arizona: http://storage.wildobs.com/Pipinz/photos/BUGS_-_Tarantula_Hawk_Wasp.jpg It's probably a Pepsis wasp.

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PublishedMarch 19, 2012

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