Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk. With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top-notch ...

Few creatures deliver a sting quite like the tarantula hawk wasp – known as one of the most excruciatingly painful stings in the natural world. In this episode, we dive into the biology and behavior ...

Watching fights between creatures in the wild can be an interesting insight into how they attack opponents and defend themselves. It says a lot about their evolution and how they have developed into ...

It’s that time of year again, when Tucsonans can see dozens of two-inched metallic midnight-blue or burnt-sienna creatures scampering under our mesquite trees in a methed-out manner, as if perpetually ...

The scariest wasp on the planet is called the "Tarantula Hawk"– a name that sounds more like a super-villain than an insect. The nasty little bug gets its name from its food of choice, tarantulas.

I was sitting on my deck here in Saratoga recently and noticed a beautiful, albeit very large, bug walking near me. I wasn’t sure what it was, but after doing a little research, O am certainly glad ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thumb-length wasps called tarantula hawks are on display at the insectarium in New Orleans. They're big, beautiful and placid — except when a female is after a tarantula to feed its ...

Kelly started a career in journalism after completing her education at The New School in New York City. She currently lives in Chicago. In her free time, Kelly can be found writing (duh), exploring ...

A common expression foreshadowing the topic of this discussion might be, “What goes around, comes around." For instance, if spiders are the worst nightmares of flies, then, to go around, wasps must ...

I was sitting on my deck here in Saratoga recently and noticed a beautiful, albeit very large, bug walking near me. I wasn’t sure what it was, but after doing a little research, O am certainly glad ...