tarantula hawk

if i ever make a horror film, the plot will be based around this...

i saw the name "tarantula hawk" on my facebook feed and decided to look up photos.  wow.  wow wow. i thought jerusalem crickets were bad...although, her curly antennas are kinda cute.

anyway, this inspired me to find out what, exactly this thing is.
wikipedia, the great source of all information, taught me this (just imagine it as you read--sure to give you nightmares):

The female tarantula hawk captures, stings, and paralyzes the spider, then either drags her prey back into her own burrow or transports it to a specially prepared nest, where a single egg is laid on the spider’s abdomen, and the entrance is covered. When the wasp larva hatches, it creates a small hole in the spider's abdomen, then enters and feeds voraciously, avoiding vital organs for as long as possible to keep the spider alive. After several weeks, the larva pupates. Finally, the wasp becomes an adult, and emerges from the spider's abdomen to continue the life cycle. Tarantula wasps are alsonectarivorous. The consumption of fermented fruit sometimes intoxicates them to the point that flight becomes difficult. 

learn more here.
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