When is a hawk not a bird but a wasp? When it is a tarantula hawk. Tarantula hawks are actually a species of spider wasps and feed on nectar. These wasps have been feeding all day on milkweed flowers in my backyard. The females will attack tarantulas to provide food for their offspring. They pierce the tarantula with a sharp stinger and quickly inject a venom that permanently paralyses but keeps the tarantula alive. The wasp ALWAYS wins. For humans as well as tarantulas, this wasp has one of the

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