(08-15-2023, 08:45 PM)EndtheMadnessNow Wrote: They are aggressive, vicious bastards indeed! Going to war on these yellow bandits requires a flame thrower and you cannot battle them during daytime, unless you crave torture & pain. Far worse is being nailed by a Tarantula hawk wasp. Pain is equivalent to being shot in the arm with a .45 pistol at point blank range. Considered by some insect experts to be the most painful sting in the world. Luckily, the excruciating pain only lasts 5-10 minutes, speaking from personal horror experience. They sound like an Apache helo when they come into your patio or campground. Though, unlike yellow-jackets they are non-aggressive.
Yikes. I can't imagine the pain from the sting of one of those fuckers. How did you get stung by one? I've had paper wasps, cicada killers, spider wasps, even bald-faced hornets fly near me and completely ignore me. Are the tarantula hawks more aggressive towards people than other spider wasps, such as the smaller black ones?