VeiledMycology on Nostr: Tarantula Hawk (Pepsis grossa) seen last week just outside of Medellin, Colombia. ...

Tarantula Hawk (Pepsis grossa) seen last week just outside of Medellin, Colombia. Second most painful bite in the world, “…immediate, excruciating, unrelenting pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations.” Sounds fun!

Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Tribe: Pepsini
Species: Pepsis grossa