Subject: Tarantula Hawk Long Beach Location: Long Beach CA April 20, 2016 2:49 pm Hi, I first saw one of these beauties scouring my yard in the early mornings and late afternoons 3 years ago. I could not find anyone who’d seen one here and my tentative identification of Tarantula Hawk seemed insane. But they … Read more
Subject: Weird big bug Location: Potrerillos, Mendoza Province, Argentina http://goo.gl/maps/zYxOA March 5, 2014 11:37 am Hi! I’m from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and while visiting Mendoza we found this weird big bug in the mountain area ( http://goo.gl/maps/zYxOA ). It kind of looks like a hornet, but very passive and apparently more a walker than a … Read more
Location: Los Padres Nat’l Forest north of Ojai at a campground july 15, 2013 the tarantula wasp was taken at the same location/date. c. Thank you Clare.
Browsing My Photos Location: SLO County, California January 10, 2013 san luis obispo county. july 2005. lots of lovelies at and near our house in paso robles! you should come up one of these days. have you seen the view? Clare Marter Kenyon Thank you so much CLare, This is a gorgeous photo that illustrates … Read more
“Tarantula wasp”? While on vacation in Arizona, we were hiking in the desert and came to an area where we were almost being chased off by this flying insect, the we saw why, attached photos we took very carefully, but what am amazing sight to see, I know the “T” was paralyzed, but that’s a … Read more
Tarantula Hawk vs. Tarantula Dear What’s That Bug Folks, First, I love your site, and recommend it to every natural history buff I encounter! I have to be careful not to spend TOO much time on here perusing all the amazing photos and the answers you provide. Second, I live in Southern California on the … Read more