Sonoran Desert Fact Sheet - Pepsis Wasp - Arizona-Sonora Desert …
Tarantula hawks, also known as Pepsis wasps, are a genus with over 300 species of large parasitic wasps (and there are likely many more yet to be discovered!). Almost all are iridescent black, like a puddle of oil, with bright orange wings.
Pepsis grossa - Wikipedia
Pepsis grossa is a very large species of pepsine spider wasp from the southern part of North America, south to northern South America. It preys on tarantula spiders, giving rise to the name tarantula hawk for the wasps in the genus Pepsis and the related Hemipepsis.
Tarantula hawk - Wikipedia
A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp (Pompilidae) that preys on tarantulas. Tarantula hawks belong to any of the many species in the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis.
Pepsis - Wikipedia
Pepsis (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. pepsis meaning 'digestion, cooking') is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. Species within this genus are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus Hemipepsis.
Genus Pepsis - Tarantula-hawk Wasps - BugGuide.Net
2024年9月10日 · Large "metallic-sheened" blue-black to greenish wasps, most with orange wings. Some species have orange antennae. Typically, females hold their antennae curled (in an arc of a half-circle or more), while males hold theirs more straight.
Tarantula Hawk - U.S. National Park Service
2017年2月8日 · Tarantula hawks are large wasps. Pepsis thisbe, the most common species of tarantula hawk in the Grand Canyon, can grow up to 2 inches (5mm) in length. Tarantula hawks have dark blue, iridescent bodies, bright orange wings, and long legs. Males have straight antennae, females have curly antennae.
tarantula hawk - Encyclopedia Britannica
2025年1月6日 · tarantula hawk, (genus Pepsis), genus of about 130 species of spider wasps that paralyze spiders to feed their larval young. Tarantula hawks are found on every continent except Europe and Antarctica and are especially common in the southwestern United States through Central America.
Tarantula Hawk Wasp - sabinonaturalists.org
Tarantula hawks are easily recognized by their robust, iridescent blue-black bodies and (usually) shiny orange wings. Also known as Pepsis Wasps, these insects deliver the most painful sting of any North American insect. Fortunately they do not often sting humans. They are nectar feeders and are most active in the summer.
Tarantula Hawk Facts: The Ultimate Guide to Tarantula Hawks
2024年4月4日 · Tarantula Hawks (Pepsis Genus) are spider wasps (as the name itself suggests). Spider wasps are parasitoids whose larvae feed on live spiders in order to grow and pupate. These wasps can grow up to two inches in length and have colorful wings that help to ward off potential predators.
Species Pepsis grossa - BugGuide.Net
2024年8月11日 · Males of P. grossa are unique in the genus in having only 12 antennal segments (scape, pedicel, and 10 flagellomeres). Males of all other Pepsis species have 13 antennal segments (or equivalently, 11 flagellomeres) (1). Males are additionally characterized by having thicker, straighter antennae that don't curl and 7 visible abdominal segments.