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Sad, Justin Schmidt of the insect pain scale passed away
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Wasp katydid, Aganacris velutina, Tettingoniidae
Found in Central and northern South America, this species of katydid expertly mimics tarantula hawk wasps in the genus Pepsis, but it is, of course, harmless.
Photographed by Frank Deschandol // Instagram
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Tarantula hawk wasp, Pepsis mildei, for comparison:
Photo by leptonia
#animals#curators on tumblr#insects#bugs#katydid#wasp katydid#mimicry#one nice bug#tarantula hawk wasp#mildes tarantula hawk wasp
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Wasp character sketches part one of however many I end up doing:
Tarantula Hawk Wasp and Mexican Honey Wasp (plus cameos from an Ichneumon wasp [Cryptinae subfamily] and a jumping spider)
I could've done a few more sketches to get a better handle on the honey wasp's shapes and features, but I had to go after sketching what I did, so that was where it ended.
#bug people#anthro#furry#tarantula hawk wasp#mexican honey wasp#ichneumon wasp#spider#arachnids#flameshadowart#id in alt
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Tarantula hawk wasp paralyzing a tarantula
By: E. S. Ross
From: Natural History Magazine
1984
#predation#parasitism#tarantula hawk wasp#wasp#hymenopteran#insect#arthropod#invertebrate#1984#1980s#E. S. Ross#Natural History Magazine
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commission for KurojiShitodo
#furry#anthro#tarantula hawk wasp#insects#godbirdart#nick#kurojishitodo#art#digital#2023#commissions#fashion
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According to my research, the tarantula hawk earned a top score of four, making its sting almost unbearably painful. It usually only aggravates the unlucky victim for five minutes, so experts suggest that when stung, the only response is to 'lay down and scream.'
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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
Tarantula hawk wasps are fearsome predators-- but not for themselves. Adults are nectarivorous, feeding on nectar, and females only hunt tarantulas to provide food for their young. The painful sting which they are so famous for functions as a paralytic in their prey, and an extremely effective deterrent to potential predators, so most individuals are actually quite docile unless seriously threatened.
(Image: A tarantula hawk wasp (Pepsis thisbe) by Robb Hannawacker)
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#tarantula hawk wasp#Hymenoptera#Pompilidae#spider wasps#wasps#insects#arthropods#uncharismatic facts
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Why do all the cutest and coolest insects have the most dangerous bites or stings? It's so unfair
You all cannot tell me in good faith you don't want to be near these animals.
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Maven got some photos of a fairy with my phone.
#sorry as pretty as they are I just can’t fuck with these guys lol#micahspics#micahsbugs#wasp#tarantula hawk wasp
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Doing research on bugs for an ask
Tarantula Hawk
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Commission of Julius, for Gage! I don't get a lot of occasions to draw insect/bug anthros, so this was definitely a fun one for me.
This was posted early to Patreon.
Description: Full body drawing of Julius, an anthro tarantula hawk wasp. He stands tall with his upper arms raised to the heavens, his lower arms in a praying position, and his stinger poised to cast a spell.
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Image ID: a simple digital drawing of a tarantula hawk wasp, Pepsis grossa, a wasp with a black body and orange wings and antennae, in the style of the full of milk kitten meme, with a label saying “full of pepsi” end ID.
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@glitch-h submitted: Am i correct in assuming this is a tarantula hawk wasp? Found in northern arizona
You are correct! She is lovely
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Oh No! Wasps!!
here it is here it is here it issssss my most populated art fight attack to date! make sure to zoom in to see all the cool wasps [and a few bees] because there are so many fun designs and i did my best to do them all justice :D
cropped top and bottom halves below the cut in case it's easier to view them that way
#im not tagging people for this tho! there are 84 characters and that's a lot!#artfight2022#team wither#mass attack#flameshadowart#creatures#wasps#bees#hollow knight#bug fables#anthro#alien#one of those guys is a cazador from fallout#i had so much fun working on this you have no idea#bug people#wasp#yellowjacket#tarantula hawk wasp#velvet ant#hornet#ichneumon wasp
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A Pepsis wasp taking down a tarantula
By: Unknown photographer
From: Disney's Worlds of Nature
1965
#predation#parasitism#tarantula hawk wasp#wasp#hymenopteran#insect#arthropod#invertebrate#1965#1960s#Disney's Worlds of Nature
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i love tarantula hawks sm you would never understand.
other than like... that one species of mantid that protects its ootheca TARANTULA HAWKS ARE THE BEST MOTHERS OF ANY INSECT!!!!!
hear me out. these guys are pollinators. the adults eat nectar from flowers. vegan wasps. but you know what their babies eat? tarantula. their larvae eat tarantula. soooo, mother tarantula hawk wasps will use her venom to paralyze or kill a tarantula after dueling with it, dig a hole, pull the tarantula into said hole, lay her eggs, then wait for the babies to do their thing. and on top of that they're fucking beautiful?!
it's so morbid but thank you for being so good to your babies, mother tarantula hawk
tarantula hawk images under cut
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