A tarantula hawk wasp is one of the largest wasps in the world. They are aptly named because they inject tarantulas with ...

Tarantula hawk wasps are among the most formidable insect predators, using a precisely delivered sting to paralyze spiders many times their size. Their venom targets the nervous system, leaving the ...

Last year, I posted an essay called Some Truths About the Fascinating Lives of Wasps, which discussed an article published in New Scientist by Richard Jones called "Not so Waspish," with the subtitle, ...