I don't think anyone has ever seen a tarantula kill the wasp,' says Gavin. 'The spiders will usually try to flee or avoid them at all costs.' Adult tarantula hawks get their nutrition from nectar, but ...

An Arizona biologist sent shudders across social media after showcasing the scary, incapacitating effects of a spider wasp ... was referring to the tarantula hawk, a sparrow-sized wasp that ...

Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk ... on nectar and hunting spiders rather than interacting ...

Few creatures deliver a sting quite like the tarantula hawk wasp – known as one of the most excruciatingly painful stings in the natural world. In this episode, we dive into the biology and behavior ...

Boasting the world’s 2nd most painful sting, the Tarantula Hawk also happens to be the largest species of wasp in North America! These enormous spider wasps are most notorious for their macabre ...