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Tarantula Hawk

pepsis sp.

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Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

It is quite large Gilma, about 5cm. They sting and paralyze tarantulas, then use them to feed their larva.

What an odd name for such a innocent looking bug!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Nice one! Interesting how the wing color is changing with the angulation.

Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 21, 2012
Submitted on Nov 21, 2012

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