Random Geek on Nostr: Saw a solid dark wasp with a body the size of my damn thumb just chilling on some ...
Saw a solid dark wasp with a body the size of my damn thumb just chilling on some flowers. I did not hang around.
Looked up “giant fucking black wasp Tucson” and learned this neighbor is the tarantula hawk wasp.
I’d heard of them and their uh special relationship with tarantulas. Let’s skip that bit.
> “This wasp is not considered aggressive—”
Oh thank goodness.
> “—but it does have one of the most painful stings of any insect.”
Ah. Well. Let’s hope I don’t bump into one having a bad day.
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Pepsis%20Wasp.php
Looked up “giant fucking black wasp Tucson” and learned this neighbor is the tarantula hawk wasp.
I’d heard of them and their uh special relationship with tarantulas. Let’s skip that bit.
> “This wasp is not considered aggressive—”
Oh thank goodness.
> “—but it does have one of the most painful stings of any insect.”
Ah. Well. Let’s hope I don’t bump into one having a bad day.
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Pepsis%20Wasp.php