tarantula killer wasp - National Geographic!
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So cool to see ur natural reaction to one of natures greatest phenomenas
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"The tarantula hawk prefers female tarantulas and seeks them in their burrows. They capture, sting, and paralyze the spider, then they either drag the spider back into her own burrow or transport their prey to a specially prepared nest where a single egg is laid on the spider’s body, and the entrance is covered. The wasp larva, upon hatching, begins to suck the juices from the still-living spider. After the larva grows a bit, it plunges into the spider's body and feeds voraciously, avoiding vit
FirefighterBobby 1 year ago
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Wow... pretty cool there Firefighter Bob! I didn't even know the name of the wasp when I was filming it. Thanks for the lesson!!!
RenoMonteros 1 year ago