On 2006-10-22, sf <sf> wrote:

> Because she prefers tarantulas? In any casem it's a huge wasp.
> http://www.bugman123.com/Bugs/Photos/TarantulaHawk1.jpg

Holy crappola! Thatsa one bigga bug! 8|

> I've never seen one. It would scare the bejeezus out of me if I did.

I'd be running for cover, too. I suspect the one in your picture is a
tropical species common to those huge S. American tarantulas. We have
plenty of tarantulas around here and I've never seen anything remotely
close to that size.

nb