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<blockquote data-quote="Agent2" data-source="post: 24033" data-attributes="member: 17">If you ride and camp in the southwest deserts, chances are you have seen these two types of critters.Tarantula Hawks are solitary wasps that hunt tarantulas for breeding purposes - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk</a><img src="http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o344/rkh55/800px-Pepsis_formosa02.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />If you are sitting around camp, you have probably seen these wasps skirting the ground, checking small burrows for their prey.So, you are thinking &quot;well, that's nice to know, but why are you telling me this?&quot;Because I am bored, stuck at home with this cold that's going around.Actually the reason I am posting is after a little research, I have found out that the Tarantula Hawk's sting is classified in the top 5 most painful stings of any insect, in the world. Not just California, or the United States, the world. If you didn't know that, now you do.Luckily, they aren't aggressive to humans, just the same, if you try to swat one, better make sure it's a clean kill.So, in short, be kind to tarantulas, they don't mean us harm -<img src="http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o344/rkh55/IMAG0013-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />And best to leave the wasps alone.That is all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Agent2, post: 24033, member: 17"] If you ride and camp in the southwest deserts, chances are you have seen these two types of critters. Tarantula Hawks are solitary wasps that hunt tarantulas for breeding purposes - [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk[/URL] [IMG]http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o344/rkh55/800px-Pepsis_formosa02.jpg[/IMG] If you are sitting around camp, you have probably seen these wasps skirting the ground, checking small burrows for their prey. So, you are thinking "well, that's nice to know, but why are you telling me this?" Because I am bored, stuck at home with this cold that's going around. Actually the reason I am posting is after a little research, I have found out that the Tarantula Hawk's sting is classified in the top 5 most painful stings of any insect, in the world. Not just California, or the United States, the world. If you didn't know that, now you do. Luckily, they aren't aggressive to humans, just the same, if you try to swat one, better make sure it's a clean kill. So, in short, be kind to tarantulas, they don't mean us harm - [IMG]http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o344/rkh55/IMAG0013-1.jpg[/IMG] And best to leave the wasps alone. That is all. [/QUOTE]

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