Tarantula Hauk

Tarantula hawks are up to two inches (50mm) long with a blue-black body and bright rust-colored wings. They are among the largest of wasps. The bright rust coloring that they contain on their wings is also known as aposematic coloring; this warns possible predators that they are unsafe. Their long legs end with enthusiastic claws for grappling with their wounded. The stinger of a female tarantula hawk can be up to 1/3 inch (7 mm) long, and delivers a smart which is rated amongst the sorest in the insect world.