One wasp in particular makes even the biggest, hairiest spider run away in terror: the tarantula hawk. Dr Gavin Broad, wasp expert at the Museum, uncovers the eccentricities of this small but sinister ...

While the wasp is best known for its excruciating sting — which scores a mind-numbing 4 on the Schmidt Pain Index (right under the agony-inducing bullet ant) — the tarantula hawk also induces ...

Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk. With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top ...

Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk.With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top ...

Two of these wasps are in a group called mud daubers. Two additional types are known as rusty spider wasps and tarantula hawks. Except for reproduction during spring and fall, these arachnid ...

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 ...

For instance, if spiders are the worst nightmare of flies, wasps are surely the worst nightmare of many spiders. What goes around, comes around.

Just a few weeks ago, my whole family watched in interested horror as a tarantula hawk pulled a stiff spider four feet up our backyard retaining wall and into the forest. So next time that you’re ...

Arizona is home to some of the most venomous creatures on the planet. If you want to be precise, know that ...

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, ...

With more than 3 dozen species of wasps the tarantula hawks is one of the most common in Arizona. What happens if you get stung? Here's your guide.