Rankings / Air / Featherweight / Tarantula Hawk
AirFeatherweight
Tarantula Hawk
Pepsis species · The Americas, especially deserts
Record
0–0
Win rate
–
Fight rating
1,500
Fighter stats
Approximate figures for adults- Weight
- Under an ounce
- Size
- Up to ~2 in long
- Top speed
- Fast flier
- Weapons
- One of the most painful stings of any insect
- Diet
- Adults drink nectar; larvae eat tarantulas
- Lifespan
- A few months as an adult
Power-ups
- Paralyzing sting
- Tough exoskeleton
- Hunts spiders far bigger than itself
Weak spots
- Tiny
Fight record
No fights here yet
Bars show the share of votes for the tarantula hawk. A fight counts toward the record once it has 10+ votes.
In the wild
A female paralyzes a tarantula with her sting and lays an egg on it, and the larva feeds on the living spider.