Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk.

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 ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Tarantulas, beware. It’s officially mating season for New Mexico’s state insect, the tarantula hawk. They’re a type of spider wasp primarily known to hunt tarantulas in a ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The other day, I was at an interview in a newer development in North Las Vegas - and I was interrupted by a giant wasp, a certain kind of nightmare fuel, nicknamed the "Tarantula ...

"Imagine being hit with a bolt of lightning—that's what it feels like!" wrote Big Bend National Park about the wasp's sting this week. "Luckily, the pain, while intense, usually lasts only a few ...

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 ...