tarantula killer

English

Noun

tarantula killer (plural tarantula killers)

1. (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.

See also

• pompilid
• tarantula hawk

References

• “tarantula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.