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It's been a year or six since I've seen one of these mothers - the Tarantula Hawk (et alia) !

Second most painful sting, with the Bullet Ant taking the number one spot - a hearty , winged mother from the depths of hades !

Anyone else here - they're mostly in the southwest U.S. - had a close call with one of these black-with-amber-wings " [BLAH-BLAH-BLAH] " ?

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So glad I don't live in an area with critters of that nature. I did have these guys hanging out in my lawn one season. I've seen Videos about tarantula wasps, nope, no thank you. 

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We have these little fellows to deal with......... The Velvet Ant, also known as a Cow Ant. They've been known to bring down full grown large animals, hence the name. They don't sting with a stinger, they BITE! Look at the jaws on them......... This isn't my picture, I borrowed it from the web......

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There are other types of wasps that use other bugs for their larva, the cicada and cockroaches are also "victimized" this way.

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All we have around here are stink bugs. You have to be careful if you kill one as they give off a noxious odor if you squash them and the smell just attracts more. You have to collect them in a water bottle half full of soapy water. They are so dumb they will dive right in.

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1 hour ago, LennyB said:

All we have around here are stink bugs. You have to be careful if you kill one as they give off a noxious odor if you squash them and the smell just attracts more. You have to collect them in a water bottle half full of soapy water. They are so dumb they will dive right in.

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I go to war with these every year. Joys of living in the woods. 

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