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Tarantula Hawk Wasp - Pepsis
Copyright © 2008 Rick Snider

Tarantula Hawk Wasp - Pepsis
Mission, Hildago County, Texas, USA
November 25, 2008
Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park.
This wasp dragged the tarantula from the middle of the paved road into a hole in the ground in a very short time. I was lucky to get this image.
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Contributed by Rick Snider on 2 July, 2009 - 8:24pm
Last updated 9 October, 2009 - 1:44pm

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