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Tarantula Hawk with Tarantula - Pepsis mildei - female
Copyright © 2006 Robyn Waayers

Tarantula Hawk with Tarantula - Pepsis mildei - Female
Naval Air Station Miramar, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
July 14, 1996
Size: about 30 mm
At dusk I saw this tarantula hawk dragging the tarantula across a road. I stopped and followed her with my camera. She dragged the tarantula (which was a small specimen) over various obstacles until she reached this hole. I had to guess at the manually set exposure, with a flash unit on a bracket, and luckily guessed right -- there were no second chances!
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Contributed by Robyn Waayers on 14 October, 2006 - 4:58pm
Last updated 29 September, 2007 - 9:21pm

Pepsis mildei
This is a Pepsis mildei.

Moved from Tarantula Hawks.
… George Waldren, 1 July, 2007 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

Thanks...
It's one of my favorites. A lucky shot, though!
… Robyn Waayers, 16 October, 2006 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

sweet pic!
Awesome pic!
… Andrew Meeds, 15 October, 2006 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

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