What do you get when you combine a killer wasp with a tarantula hunter? You get the tarantula hawk. Now, these insects are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The tarantula hawk is known to have one of the most painful ...

Arizona is home to hundreds of different wasp species, but getting stung by a tarantula hawk might be the most painful. Meet ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

While we typically think of spiders as the ones eating insects, spider wasps (members of the family Pompilidae) prey on spiders. This video captures a showdown between a tarantula and one of these ...

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.