[meteorite-list] Beware - Creatures of The Desert

[Adam Hupe]

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