Is this a T-hawk eating a Sicarius

[Godzirra]

hope i spelled that right, man these Tarantula Hawks must be beasts

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/InfoNed/Heteropoda_-_F3947-caught.jpg

[davidbarber1]

The T Hawks around here are red and black, about 2 inchs long, and more robust. I am not a wasp man, so perhaps somebody else will chime in. Cool pic by the way.

David

[Venom]

Not a Sicarius. The URL says "Heteropoda," though it looks rather Thanatus to me.

[jsloan]

Are you sure the spider is a Sicarius sp.?

[CRX]

That spider is not a sicarius.

[bluefrogtat2]

looks like an olios to me
andy

[buthus]

Thats not a hawk :rolleyes: Looks more like a wasp or something. Hawks have a way different shape, different wings, feathers etc. ;)



:? ;P

[Godzirra]

btw it was just an image i found online, thanks for replies....it peaked my curiosity

[lucanidae]

Not a tarantula hawk, that's a specific genus in the spider wasps. It is in the Spider Wasp family Pompilidae though. Also, looks to be a Heterapoda it's dragging off.

[myrmecophile]

That is one way cool Pompilid. No clue on the Ident though.

[Arocknid]

btw it was just an image i found online, thanks for replies....it <b>peaked</b> my curiosity



piqued.

Very cool picture though

[pandinus]

looks like they are staring eachother down. "you wanna lay your eggs in me? go ahead, make my day" lol


John

[buthus]

looks like they are staring eachother down. "you wanna lay your eggs in me? go ahead, make my day" lol


John
Yeah right! ... that spidies larvae meat. ;P