🐾 Tarantula Hawk Pet in Grow a Garden — Legendary
Tarantula Hawk is a pet from the Friendship Update, hatched from the Anti Bee Egg (30.5%). It's the upgraded version of the Wasp from the same egg. We list it as Legendary; the wiki's infobox currently says Rare, and its rarity is disputed on the wiki.
Last verified against the Tarantula Hawk page and the ability data on the Grow a Garden wiki.
Anti Bee Egg, 30.5%.
📋 Tarantula Hawk at a glance
| Rarity | Legendary |
|---|---|
| How to get | Anti Bee Egg (30.5%); it was also in the Premium Anti Bee Egg |
| Hunger | 28,000 |
| Ability (wiki wording) | Wasp Pollinator - Every 25m, the Tarantula Hawk flies to a nearby fruit and pollinates it, applying the Pollinated mutation. Tarantula Stinger - Every 5m, the Tarantula Hawk stings a random pet and advances its ability cooldown by ~ 80s. |
| Added | June 7, 2025 (Friendship Update) |
| Still obtainable? | No, per the wiki |
⚡ What its two abilities do
Pollinator: every 25 minutes 10 seconds at base weight, a nearby fruit gets Pollinated (×3), the same numbers as the Bee.
Tarantula Stinger: every 5 minutes 2 seconds, it stings a random pet and advances its ability cooldown by 80 seconds. The wiki notes it can also speed up pet-mutation abilities, and can't target the Chinchilla.
🆚 Tarantula Hawk or Wasp?
The Tarantula Hawk wins on both abilities: it stings twice as often (5:02 against 10:02) for more (80 seconds against 60), and pollinates sooner (25:10 against 30:00).
📈 Tarantula Hawk stats by weight
| Pet weight | Cooldown |
|---|---|
| 10 kg | 22:30 |
| 25 kg | 18:30 |
| 50 kg | 11:50 |
| 81 kg | 3:34 |
| Pet weight | Cooldown | Cooldown advanced |
|---|---|---|
| 10 kg | 4:32 | 88 s |
| 25 kg | 3:47 | 100 s |
| 50 kg | 2:32 | 120 s |
| 81 kg | 1:00 | 144.8 s |
The sting cooldown falls 3 seconds per kilogram to a 1-minute floor at about 81 kg, and the advance grows 0.8 seconds per kilogram with no cap (160 seconds at 100 kg). Pollinating reaches its 1-minute floor at about 91 kg.
⚡ See Tarantula Hawk's ability at your pet's weight →
❓ FAQ
What does the Tarantula Hawk do in Grow a Garden?
Every 5:02 at base weight it advances a random pet's cooldown by 80+ seconds, and every 25:10 it gives a nearby fruit Pollinated.
Tarantula Hawk or Wasp?
Tarantula Hawk: it stings more often, for more, and pollinates faster.
Is the Tarantula Hawk Legendary or Rare?
The wiki disputes it. We list it as Legendary; its infobox currently says Rare.