Tarantula Hawk Wasp

ok when i filmed this i had no idea what it was other than maybe a wasp. I never seen one so big. I think around here it might be mating season for tarantulas or migration and thats why we found this little fella close to the store. Its interesting none the less. I will do my research on a insect before putting my fingers in harms way after learning thier sings can be extremely painful on looking them up.

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[glenn3rd2004]

You are so lucky you haven't been stung!!!! The tarantula hawk is one of the most aggressive and dangerous wasps in the world. They attack humans with very little provocation and their stings are extremely potent and painful. If one is sensitive to any insect venom, it only takes a couple of stings from a tarantula hawk to KILL that person.

[System16661]

I should have done my research before being all brave and putting my thumb next to it. Thants for the Information Glenn3rd2004, and i will keep what you said in mind if i see another one. thanks alot for the comment.

[scr34m1ng]

I almost got stung by one of these here in California. It was a huge, maybe 4-inch tall one. it was fking insane. it was flying around us threatening us. their stings can kill.

[System16661]

oh wow didn't know they kill, next time i won't stick my thumb nearby.lol. I am just a dumbass.

[veraptor1]

her sting paralyzes the tarantula, so she can lay the eggs in the host body:( isn't that creepy?

[System16661]

That is creepy. I think that has to be the worst way to die. Not being to move while little wasps eat you from the inside out. Makes me freak out just thinking about it

[Gypscrew]

@System16661 They wont kill you, I have been stung by one out in Arizona. It's hard to describe the pain but I have a good pain tolerance and this sucker made me get tears. To describe the pain, it wasn't a gradual pain, it was ZAP! exactly like that ZAP!  like a dull red hot blade with a Zapper attached to it, BAM! extreme pain, I still have the little mark on my skin from the damn wasp.

Even a dull knife doesn't describe the pain. It was thee most painful thing I have ever felt in my life

[MinusOnePlusZero]

Think it is only the Female that can sting though. They make the maddest sound when they fly, you can hear them from a distance away, like a rattling humming sound.

[MinusOnePlusZero]

Live in UK, we do not have these wasps here but saw one years ago, it chased my sister and I. it was huge and made a humming noise as it flew. We followed it b4 it chased us and it attacked a huge bumble bee. Can only think it was confused and it thought the bee was a spider?The bumble bee strangely was also one of the largest bees I ever seen. The Wasp must have been 3-4 inches, its colours were mad, kinda black/ blue/ red. Can only think the Wasp got over here in a crate of fruit or something.

[GigaElectricBird]

@glenn3rd2004 they're not aggressive. But their stingers are the most painful stinger in the world. But they'r enot aggressive. They'll most likely ignore you.

[TechUnadept]

@Tugalazix Where's that incinerator when you need it?

[jurassicparkboy]

fuck these things, they piss me off in fallout

yet there colors are beautiful

[Tugalazix]

CAZADOR!!!!!!

[UltimateW910]

I read that being stung by one of those hawk wasp is a pretty bad experience like having your blood replaced with fire and being able to do nothing but scream

[MARSHMELLOWBOOTY252]

Bug...MEET SHOE!

[theDerigable13]

Here some facts:

1. They are VERY docile (will only attack if provoked)

2. Their sting is 2nd most painful only being beaten by the bullet ant

3. The sting can't kill unless you have a severe allergy

[Tammc09]

@glenn3rd2004 You have no idea what you're talking about. T hawk wasps rarely sting people without provocation.