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Rusty-winged tarantula hawk

Hemipepsis ustulata

Oor die naam: The common name 'tarantula hawk' comes from the wasp's habit of hunting tarantulas to raise its young.1

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Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The rusty-winged tarantula hawk is a large wasp, with a matte black body and rust-orange wings. It lives in the dry Southwestern United States. Its sting is strong enough to paralyse a tarantula, which the wasp then uses to feed its young.1

Leef in

Southwestern United States, from California through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, north to Nevada, Oklahoma and Kansas1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in the arid climate of the Southwestern United States, including the Sonoran Desert near Phoenix, Arizona. Territorial males perch on prominent plants at high elevations, 1500 m or higher, on mountain ridges.1

Lengte

5 cm (2 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 42 km/h (26 mph)

Vlieënd, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Adult wasps feed on nectar from flowers such as milkweeds and western soapberry trees. Their larvae feed on tarantulas that the adult wasps have paralysed and captured.1

Foto van Rusty-winged tarantula hawk — Rusty-winged tarantula hawk. Foto: Ken-ichi Ueda. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Matte black body with rust-orange wings1
Grows up to 5 cm long, among the largest wasps of its order1
Long legs, used to grapple with prey1
Males are smaller and more slender than females, with a more vibrant wing colour1
The antenna has twelve segments1

Word dikwels verwar met: Its relatives in the genus Pepsis look very similar. Pepsis wasps are more metallic black, with deep-blue striped patterns. The only reliable way to tell them apart is by the pattern of veins in their wings.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its sting paralyses a tarantula but keeps it alive, so the spider stays fresh food for the larva. The sting is described as powerful and debilitating. It is ranked among the most painful stings in the insect world on the Schmidt sting pain index.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Its sting is among the most painful known from insects and is described as debilitating. The sting deters nearly all predators, including birds and lizards.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its painful sting deters nearly all predators.1

As dit steek

Skraap 'n byangel uit en koel die plek af.
As die persoon sukkel om asem te haal, die gesig of keel swel, of hy voel flou, is dit 'n allergiese noodgeval: bel jou noodnommer en gebruik sy adrenalienpen (outo-inspuiter) as hy een het.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

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Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

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Hoe groot is Rusty-winged tarantula hawk in vergelyking met JOU?

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Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

Rusty-winged tarantula hawk omtrent 42 km/h (26 mph)

'n Motor in die dorp omtrent 50 km/h (31 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

The larva eats its living host from the inside. It hollows out the tarantula until the spider dies, once feeding reaches the bases of its legs.1

After paralysing a tarantula, the female may drag it up to 100 m to a burrow or cavity, where she seals it in with her egg.1

Males fight for territory in mid-air. The two wasps clash wings and spiral upwards, and larger males usually win and push smaller males off the best perches.1

Males gather on mountain ridges in great numbers during the breeding season, while females are rarely seen.1

Adult wasps do not grow after they emerge, so smaller males are at a permanent disadvantage when competing with larger ones.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Hemipepsis ustulata
Groep: Bye, wespe & perdebye
Familie: Pompilidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: The female lays one egg on each tarantula she has paralysed. The egg is about 5 mm long, and the larva that hatches from it feeds on the spider.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Hemipepsis ustulata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Hemipepsis ustulata (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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