Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk.

What do you get when you combine a killer wasp with a tarantula hunter? You get the tarantula hawk. Now, these insects are ...

Arizona is home to hundreds of different wasp species, but getting stung by a tarantula hawk might be the most painful. Meet ...

A tarantula hawk wasp is one of the largest wasps in the world. They are aptly named because they inject tarantulas with their venom, which immobilizes the spiders and allows the wasps to drag them ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The tarantula hawk is known to have one of the most painful ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Tarantulas, beware. It’s officially mating season for New Mexico’s state insect, the tarantula hawk. They’re a type of spider wasp primarily known to hunt tarantulas in a ...

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-notch ...