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Enormous Tarantula Hawk feeding on sap R8997 Palo Duro Canyon SP, TX PFN

Enormous Tarantula Hawk feeding on fermented sap.

Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas, USA.

September 8, 2013.

 

Tarantula Hawk wasps are stunningly beautiful and intimidating! Their sting is said to be one of the most excruciating in Nature. Their incredible size and brilliant iridescence advertise their presence and we instinctively give them space.

 

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Uploaded on September 13, 2013
Taken on September 8, 2013