The Pepsis Wasp, aka Tarantula Hawk, is the only hawk that preys on tarantulas. It lives in Southwest America south into Mexico and Central America. Its range overlaps here and there with the Brazilian Wandering Spider.
The Brazilian Wanderer can kill two adult humans with a single bite's worth of venom.
The Pepsis Wasp has the speed. And its sting is beyond excruciating. Described as "electrified acid." It is designed to paralyze its prey by sheer pain, and it can do this to an adult human. Here is Coyote Peterson being stung by one: STUNG by a TARANTULA HAWK! - YouTube
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With each successive sting, the wasp paralyzes the spider a little more, making it more and more difficult for the spider to maneuver. It must turn to meet the wasp head on. The wasp must try to work around behind it.
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Unfortunately for this wasp, the spider only needs one bite. And it was minding its own business. The Brazilian Wanderer is so named because during mating season, it wanders around looking for a mate. During this season, it is extraordinarily aggressive.
This spider has been to jump onto a broom, run up the handle, and bite the wielder on the hand, causing death.
Before death, though, the venom causes priapism in human males (clitorism in females). The penis or clitoris becomes extremely engorged with blood and the blood remains in the organ for up to 24 hours, permanently rupturing and destroying the channels into which it flows to erect the organ. This renders men permanently impotent for the rest of their lives (if they survive).
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Finally the wasp gets too close, the spider grabs it, wraps it up, and bites it.
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The wasp is fatally envenomated and will not be able to lay its egg in the spider's dead body.
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The spider is not necessarily fatally envenomated, but is so paralyzed by pain that it cannot move, dripping venom from its fang. It will most likely die due to secondary predation (ants).
That single drop of venom can kill a human.
The Brazilian Wandering Spiderbro is awaited in Valhalla. It shall ride eternal. Shiny and chrome.