10K views · 504 reactions | When is a hawk not a bird but a wasp?...

A tarantula’s WORST nightmare! The tarantula hawk wasp is often met with fear or disgust when mentioned, but why is that? Many people associate these insects with the greatly overreacted sting videos on YouTube, and think of these insects as dangerous animals that could attack at any moment; this is not how these animals truly behave. The tarantula hawk is a solitary and shy species of wasp found throughout much of the new world where tarantulas are present. They use their large size and paralyz