Hi List! With my entomological background, I can attest first-hand to the
sting of the T-Hawk....while collecting (insects) on the shores of Parymid
Lake in Nevada, naturally I swept a large one into my net and my usual
capture techiques escaped me as it also tried to escape me. It did; I
didn't escape the sting. What I remember was akin to an electric
shock...literally, that buzzing feeling...and fortunately no allergic
reaction which would be akin to no water in the desert x 1000. Put me on
the ground for ten minutes.
[I should have had my eyes on the ground for NA
blood-vesel-DNA-Martian-chondrites :))
Richard Montgomery
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteori...@yahoo.com>
To: "Adam" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 2:30 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Beware - Creatures of The Desert
Jim mentioned large bugs out here.
I had one of these land on my head where I squashed it. What a mess.
Another
time, one landed on my sandal thinking it was a tarantula. After hearing
how
painful a sting is from one of these bad boys, I made record time getting
it off
of my foot.
Link to a Tarantula Hawk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5fDTABsn5Y
the sting:
The sting, particularly of Pesis Formosea, is among the most painful of
any
insect, but the intense pain only lasts for about 3 minutes. Commenting on
his
own experience, one researcher described the pain as "…immediate,
excruciating
pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except,
perhaps,
scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations."
Some
victims pass out from the pain or curl up in the fetal position crying out
momma.
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk
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