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Tarantula hawk wasp? - Hemipepsis ustulata - female
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Tarantula hawk wasp? - Hemipepsis ustulata - Female

Riley Wilderness Park, Coto De Caza, Orange County, California, USA
October 26, 2005

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Tarantula hawk wasp? - Hemipepsis ustulata - female Tarantula hawk wasp? - Hemipepsis ustulata - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 27 July, 2006 - 11:59pm
Last updated 19 September, 2024 - 12:17pm

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Moved from Tarantula-hawk Wasps.

Wing venation isn't mistakable for Pepsis.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 19 September, 2024 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

tarantula hawk wasp
May 2, 2014 This large wasp got a lot of attention at the splash pad yesterday. We live in Henderson, NV (near Las Vegas)where it was spotted flying through the crowd of people. It flew right down to the grass and began investigating. Most people gasped at the size of it, being at least an inch and a half in length... looking very fuzzy with big orange wings... no one had ever seen one before. Mostly scary when you don't know of a bug and/or it's intentions. I still don't know if they sting or bite, but I would have to assume so...Beautiful bug. I took a short video before it flew away.
… snoopysaunders, 3 May, 2014 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

 
The sting is supposed to be quite painful.
However, I've been around a lot of these wasps, even knocking about a half dozen off a branch when my hat bumped it. No problems, ever.
… Ron Hemberger, 3 May, 2014 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

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