tarantula killer
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[edit]Noun
[edit]tarantula killer (plural tarantula killers)
- (archaic) Any species of tarantula wasp, especially (Pepsis grossa) that captures the Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.
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[edit]References
[edit]- “tarantula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.