What do you get when you combine a killer wasp with a tarantula hunter? You get the tarantula hawk. Now, these insects are not a hybrid of a tarantula and a hawk, they are giant spider wasps known for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sting of a tarantula hawk wasp is unlike any other insect sting. It is debilitating. So what does a tarantula hawk wasp sting ...

Entomologist Justin Schmidt created a pain index for insect stings, ranging from Level 1 to 4. The bald-faced hornet and western yellowjacket, both found in Ohio, are rated a Level 2 on the scale.