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Tarantula Wasp

Pompilidae

Description:

Looks like a mud wasp but much bigger and with orange wings. It was too windy for it to fly, so it was crossing the street on foot when I saved it.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Tamir
Tamir 9 years ago
Spider Wasp
Pompilidae


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2 Comments

Tamir
Tamir 9 years ago

Thanks!

John La Salle
John La Salle 9 years ago

Yep - spider wasp.
Probably one of the tarantula hawks, which hunt tarantulas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_h...

Tamir
Spotted by
Tamir

Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 12, 2014
Submitted on May 12, 2014

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