Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

blue-black body and bright orange wings — is known for delivering one of the most excruciating stings in the insect world. Previously called a "spider wasp," its name was changed to reflect its ...

About the odd relationship between the tarantula and the giant wasp Pepsis. Although the tarantula can easily kill Pepsis, one species permits the wasp to sting it and lay an egg in its body ...

The wasp lays an egg inside the spider using an ovipositor - a spike from its tail which is often mistaken as a sting. The larvae then takes about three weeks to hatch before feeding off the spider.

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MDA bug bite that looks like a bruise can come from spiders, hornets, wasps, ...

The wasps attacked the 70-year-old, from Delamere in Cheshire, while he was trimming a hedge. They usually only sting when they feel threatened, said Natalie Bungay, technical officer at the ...