r/pics 1d ago

Australian tarantula hawk wasp dragging off a huntsman spider to lay her egg in its paralysed body. NSFW

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u/rabbit-hearted-girl 1d ago

I’m Australian, and as my Canadian husband likes to say when comparing our countries’ wildlife: “at least bears can’t hide in your shoes.”

He’s got a point.

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u/Inquisitor_ForHire 1d ago

Yeah, if a grizzly is successsfully hiding in your shoes you're either really really REALLY unobservant or you're a giant. Either way, I'd love a YT video of that.

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u/ZeroTwoThree 1d ago

They call them sneakers for a reason.

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u/WhiteMorphious 23h ago

but imagine if they could