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08-05-2008, 03:48 PM
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Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
Here's a shot from this last weekend. It's a tarantula hawk hauling a paralyzed spider back it's hole. It will lay eggs on the spider and close the hole. When the larvae hatch, they will eat the spider.
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08-05-2008, 04:07 PM
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
Now that's a prime example of the ferocity of nature.
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08-05-2008, 08:46 PM
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
Sounds like a horror movie!
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08-06-2008, 12:19 AM
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
Very cool!!
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08-06-2008, 02:45 AM
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
Yikes!
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08-06-2008, 03:31 AM
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
Scary!
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08-28-2008, 04:50 AM
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
What an awesome picture!
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08-28-2008, 08:19 AM
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
That thing shows no mercy.
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09-04-2008, 12:07 PM
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
Yikes is right! wow
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Re: Tarantula Hawk and Wolf Spider
Awesome pic!
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