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Tarantula Hawk

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A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp in the family Pompilidae that preys on tarantulas, comprising species in the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis. They are among the largest parasitoid wasps, using their sting to paralyze prey before dragging it into a brood nest as living food for a single egg, which hatches into a larva that consumes the still-living host. Tarantula hawks are found on every continent except Antarctica.

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