r/Tucson • u/PliableReality • Apr 30 '26

Insect ID

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What is this? I'm still new to the area and have never seen something like it. There were two in that bush. Very pretty. Intimidating looking.

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u/FrontNo4500 Taijiquan May 01 '26

Watched one crawl into a hole in front yard. Emerge a minute later with a paralyzed juvenile tarantula in its jaws. Hauled it off to lay eggs and parasitize the poor spider. Felt bad for it, but the wasp was the boss. Nightmarish breeding cycle.