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 ...

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 ...

Yes, dead wasps are contained within some varieties of figs that require them to pollinate. According to Bon Appétit, when a ...

You’ve probably heard rumors about figs being filled with small wasps. Without the tiny bugs, the Ficus species, the producer of figs, would go extinct.

The tarantula hawk has been awarded second place on the Schmidt's sting pain index, beaten only by the South American bullet ant, Paraponera clavata. The pain from a bullet ant sting lasts up to 24 ...

Arizona biologist Andrew Wesley Legan, 30, sent shudders across social media after showcasing the scary, paralyzing effects of a spider wasp's sting — which can immobilize its victims for months ...

Yellowjackets are an exception—they scavenge dead insects, worms, and garbage. 5. ... A male tarantula hawk wasp ('Pepsis formosa') | Eric Lowenbach/Moment via Getty Images.

Kang the Conqueror made his official debut in the MCU with “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” but, as it turns out, it might’ve been a one-and-done situation — at least for that variant ...

What Do You Mean There Are Dead Wasps in My Figs? We asked experts and got more than we bargained for. By Ali Francis. September 7, 2022. Bon Appétit / Getty.

Justin O. Schmidt with a tarantula hawk wasp. He ranked its sting a 4 on the pain scale (the most severe): “Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

With more than 3 dozen species of wasps the tarantula hawks is one of the most common in Arizona. What happens if you get stung? Here's your guide.