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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets (Vespoidea) » Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) » Tarantula Hawks (Pepsis) » Pepsis thisbe
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Tarantula hawk on the hunt - Pepsis thisbe - female
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Tarantula hawk on the hunt - Pepsis thisbe - Female
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, California, USA
May 22, 2009

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 24 May, 2009 - 12:06am

beautiful image capture
I can't get over how beautiful those blue and black colors are. They seem other-worldly to me. I have only seen one of these critters, and just couldn't get a decent shot. I badly want to see one find a tarantula, and to watch that amazing process begin. Very nicely done.
… Joe Phillips, 25 May, 2009 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Joe.
Hope you get your chance. They're easiest to shoot while feeding. I've found them on buckwheat and narrow-leafed milkweed. The wasp-tarantula battle is something I'd love to see, too. Maybe we'll luck out yet.
Meanwhile, check this out: http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/hymenopt/Pepsis%20mildei.htm
… Ron Hemberger, 25 May, 2009 - 1:08am login or register to post comments

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