Talk:Spider wasp

Deletions
I deleted the two previous entries as neither related to the article beyond "oh they are ugly" and someone looking for medical advice.Twobells (talk) 12:51, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

In Media?
Should there be a cultural reference section? I know of at least one instance where the Spider Wasp is famous in film (The species was used as the framework biology for the creature in Alien (film))Twobells (talk) 12:51, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

The specific pompilid which inspired Alien is the Tarantula_hawk. 144.131.72.234 (talk) 07:55, 18 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Nodding. A Cultural references section is overdue, esp. given this Cinefantastique interview of Ronald Shusett. Objectors were given ample time. azwaldo (talk) 01:03, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

New discovery about the Pompelid Wasp.
Very recent pictures show that this is one of very very few critters that will prey on the Australian Redback_spider. Australian Geographic is recognized nationally, and on Wikipedia, as a Reliable Source. Here is the discovery image and article:

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/redback-spider-hunting-wasp-discovered.htm 144.131.72.234 (talk) 07:59, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Dead link; article available at archive.org azwaldo (talk) 14:51, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Something wrong here:
"The metathorax is solidly fused to the pronotum and metathorax". I think one iteration of "metathorax" should be "mesothorax". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.202.90.16 (talk) 09:15, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Good catch. Please go ahead and edit the article, be bold, and sign your comments. azwaldo (talk) 14:58, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Sinebot apparently never made the change, so I did. John F. Valo MinnesotaSeasons.comJohnvalo (talk) 23:47, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Confustion of Schmidt and Starr Pain scale
As I understand it the Schmidt pain index is only 1-4, yet the article suggests that Bullet ants are rated 4+ on this scale. However the use of 4+ as a rating is the Starr Sting Pain Scale. Suggesting rewriting of this and updating of citations, note 19 is no longer available, and Berenbaum's article (note 18) makes no mention of a 4+

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starr_sting_pain_scale — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.211.80.207 (talk) 01:21, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Types of spiders used as prey
There is a general note stating that almost all types of spiders are sought as prey. However, another part states that the wasps generally go after spiders on tree trunks or on the ground. This begs the question, what about spiders in webs, which are a large portion of spiders. There is a note that says there is at least one species of the wasp that has scales to allow traversing spider webs. I suggest a section be added to cover what kinds of spiders are favored as prey, or not favored. I have been unable to find a source to answer this, but perhaps others could. Robert Butterworth (talk) 02:59, 16 December 2023 (UTC)