Despite their name, tarantula hawks (Pepsis genus) are actually a species of spider wasp. You can see the largest species of tarantula hawk wasp, Pepsis heros, at the Museum. It's on diplay in Hintze ...

I immediately thought “rare bird” as I drove past the pair and sure enough, sitting peacefully perched at the top of a dead ...

They went extinct in the wild in 2002. The species has held on thanks to a breeding program, but returning them to the wild ...