Tarantula Hawk

Here's a tarantula hawk I saw in Portal, AZ.

 

The sting from one of these gets a 4 on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index (4 is the maximum score).

 

I didn't get stung by one (they're not aggressive unless you're a tarantula), but one description of the sting says, "Getting stung by a tarantula hawk leaves a person breathless and completely incapacitated, nearly writhing in pain for the better part of 5-10 mins."

(whatsthatbug.com)

Done