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Posted By: pichaser, 08-06-2018, 09:33 PM

Tarantula hawks make me nervous and I was near three of them, hoping that there weren't others . Some say only the bullet ant has a more painful sting .

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Nice shot. Beautiful soft detail in the flower. I notice the tarantula hawk carries a double sting in its tail, just to make sure.
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QuoteOriginally posted by pichaser Quote
Tarantula hawks make me nervous and I was near three of them, hoping that there weren't others . Some say only the bullet ant has a more painful sting .
A really good catch. I see you were using a good long lens, so you could keep lots of distance between you and that tail.
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Youtube has at least one clip of someone getting a sting from a TH . Thanks for the comment .

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QuoteOriginally posted by PJ1 Quote
Nice shot. Beautiful soft detail in the flower. I notice the tarantula hawk carries a double sting in its tail, just to make sure.
These wasps have a mating strategy that involves males waiting for females to land on flowers in order to mate , so several TH s can be in a vicinity .

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