HOLDING A WILD TARANTULA HAWK IN MY BARE HAND?

in Abundance Tribe • 4 years ago

I wanted to see if I could do it....

Tarantula Hawks are some impressive wasps that pretty much hunt and paralyze tarantulas for a living. The paralyzed tarantulas are dragged into a burrow where a single wasp egg is then laid in the paralyzed tarantulas abdomen. Once the wasp larva hatches, it eats the still living tarantula little by little, and even avoids vital organs to help keep the paralyzed tarantula alive longer. With a sting that powerful, I thought it'd be a good idea to see if I could pick one up for a bit. It worked!

TARANTULA HAWK IN THE HAND PHOTOS

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     4 years ago (edited) 

    @badquakerdotcom mentioned them in his autobiography. He said in the Mojave area where he worked, they had a habit of flying along at about waist height and if you didn't make way for them, you were likely to get a nasty sting.

    EDIT: found the link.

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       4 years ago  

      I thought these wasps were mud daubers? How did you get one in your hand without it flying away from you?

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