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How big are tarantula hawk wasps?
How big are tarantula hawk wasps?
Reaching up to two inches long, these insects are among the largest wasps on Earth.
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How big are tarantula hawk wasps?
Study the migratory, predatory, and living habits of North American bald eagles
Learn how the predatory pilot black snake strikes, suffocates, and consumes whole its rodent prey
Witness the playful gliding and fishing of river otters in a freshly thawed North American river
Watch how a queen triggerfish defeats a sea urchin's defensive tactics
What role do spiders play in the food chain?
Witness an orb-weaving spider using silk wrappings to immobilize grasshopper prey
Watch a Herpestes mongoose attack and kill its common prey, a venomous Asian cobra
Discover why the eyes of some animals, such as sheep and goats, have horizontally elongated pupils
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