When the male wasp tries to mate with the dummy female, he fails, but the orchid succeeds in getting pollen on the wasp. He flies away, only to be fooled again by another orchid pulling the same ...
Only the wasps' larvae are carnivores. When tarantula hawks reach adulthood, they feed on pollen instead. For humans and other vertebrates, the tarantula hawk has one of the most painful stings on the ...