4.3M views · 16K shares | As a tarantula grows, its exoskeleton ruptures—and it sheds its skin. | National Geographic | Facebook

372K views · 1.5K shares | It took seven hours, but this tarantula crawled out of its skin—literally. | National Geographic | Facebook

Tarantula hawks are a breed of spider wasps who stalk tarantulas, with the goal of laying their eggs inside of them. Their sting is the second most painful in the world, followed only by the bullet ant. So it makes perfect sense that the cinematographer of our new documentary 'The Pray' (named after one of its subjects, the praying mantis) would voluntarily have a close encounter with one, right? An uncensored look at the glamorous life of a filmmaker! 'The Pray' is now streaming at http://bit.l