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Desert
Duets: Desert Tarantula Activity
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The pepsis, a large wasp that is
often called a "tarantula hawk," is the tarantula's worst
enemy. When these two animals get together, the wasp is the
predator; the tarantula is the prey.
Investigation: Facts
Fact #1: This wasp stings the tarantula to paralyze it.
Fact #2: Then it lays an egg on the tarantula and buries the spider
alive.
Fact #3: When the egg hatches, the grub, or baby wasp, eats the tarantula's
body.
Investigation: Questions
Question #1: Where do the tarantula and the pepsis share habitat?
Question #2: Do these wasps only pick on desert tarantulas?
Question #3: What are the enemies of tarantulas that live in other
parts of the world?
Investigation: QuestionsInvestigation: Answers
You can find the answers to these questions by
using the links on the Desert
Tarantula Resources page.
Investigation:
Your Turn
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Link to the four sections of the Desert Duets Web site
(below). Review
the names and information pages
for the animals that particularly interest you.
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| Choose an animal
other than the desert tarantula.
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| Find out about that animal's enemies. List three
facts that you learned.
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| List three questions you have
about the predator or the relationship between the predator and
the prey.
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2.
3.
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Conduct a further investigation
to answer your questions.
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Share your findings with
your classmates.
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Launched:
February 2008
Updated: 20 July 2009
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