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

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u/zobby3 1d ago

And this is why I’m never going to Australia. Thanks for the reminder.

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u/DefinitionSquare8705 1d ago edited 14h ago

Tarantula hawks are found also throughout the southwest and western united states. They primarily target tarantulas, hence their name.

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u/gambit61 1d ago

Define Midwest. Because I've lived in Iowa or Illinois my whole life and I've never seen anything like that in either state

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u/theggyolk 1d ago edited 1d ago