The quiet and solitary Tarantula Hawk Drake lives in deserts, digging temporary shallow nests overnight in which to sleep. They feed primarily on large spiders, but will also eat carrion, insects, and larger prey when necessary. Tarantula Hawk Drakes are typically quite docile, preferring to mind their own business. However, when threatened or provoked, these drakes will attempt to stab the opponent with the stinger on their tail to inject a powerful venom. This sting is at the very least extremely painful, and even if the toxins don’t paralyze the attacker, the pain is likely to distract them enough for the drake to escape.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

Komayaka was always rather timid, which affected her defensive capabilities whenever she encountered other predators while she was looking for food. Her aim with her tail stinger was rather poor, and after too many times running away instead of fending off competitors for her prey, she decided to start practicing on her own. She cobbled together targets made of animal skins stuffed with moss, and trained her reaction time and accuracy, which improved in a few months. She's gotten much more confident, but still prefers to avoid confrontation when she can.