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2. Sphecius speciosus - Wikipedia

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   A female S. speciosus digging a burrow next to a driveway Eastern cicada-killer wasp holding a paralyzed cicada at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. Solitary wasps like the eastern cicada killer are very different in their behavior from the social wasps such as hornets, yellowjackets, or paper wasps. Cicada killer females use their stings to ...

3. Sphecius - Wikipedia

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   Cicada killer wasps (genus Sphecius) are large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasps. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision their nests with them, after stinging and paralyzing them. Twenty-one species worldwide are recognized. The highest diversity occurs in the region between North Africa and Central Asia.

4. Cicadas won't be the only thing emerging in 2024. What to ...

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   Cicadas won't be the only insects emerging during the summer months. When Brood XIX emerges in Tennessee mid-May, they'll face a unique, venomous predator — killer cicada wasps. The wasps, which ...

5. Sphecius grandis - Wikipedia

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   Sphecius grandis, also called the western cicada killer, is a species of cicada killer wasp (Sphecius). The western species shares the same nesting biology as its fellow species, the eastern cicada killer (S. speciosus). S. grandis, like all other species of the genus Sphecius, mainly provides cicadas for its offspring.

6. Cicadas are emerging in Upstate SC. What to know about ... - AOL

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   Purdue University describes cicada killers as "large, ominous looking wasps that evoke a good deal of fear among people. They look like a giant hornet or huge yellow-jacket and are somewhat ...

7. Giant hornets found invading SC. Here’s why they’re a danger

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   The yellow-legged hornet looks a lot like several native insects, including the cicada killer wasp, the bald-faced hornet, paper wasps, queen yellowjackets, wood wasps and robber flies.

8. Giant cicada - Wikipedia

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   Quesada gigas, Giant Cicada, México Quesada gigas, Giant Cicada, Argentina. The giant cicada (Quesada gigas), also known as the chichara grande, coyoyo, or coyuyo, is a species of large cicada native to North, Central, and South America. One of two species in the genus Quesada, it is the widest ranging cicada in the Western Hemisphere. [1]

9. Predatory insect trapped in Jasper County. It could zap SC’s ...

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   Yellow-legged hornets’ nests can be big, with about 6,000 workers calling it home. Without a second glance, it can look like several native insects, including the cicada killer wasp, the bald ...