Pepsis sp. (tarantula hawk wasps) (Odessa Impact Crater, Texas, USA) (30730880693)
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Summary[edit] Description: Pepsis sp. - tarantula hawk wasps in Texas, USA. (August 2007) (photo by Mary Ellen St. John) These insects are famous for being predators on spiders, including tarantulas. Their stings are exceedingly painful. Classification: Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Pompilidae See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsis and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_wasp. Date: 26 August 2007, 19:05. Source: Pepsis sp. (tarantula hawk wasps) (Odessa Impact Crater, Texas, USA). Author: James St. John.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, and ants)
- Apocrita (wasp)
- Aculeata
- Vespoidea (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies)
- Pompilidae (spider wasps)
- Panarthropoda
- Pepsis (Tarantula Hawks)
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