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  2. Asian giant hornet - Wikipedia

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    It was also found in the Pacific Northwest of North America in late 2019 [6] [7] with a few more additional sightings in 2020, [8] [9] and nests found in 2021, [10] [11] prompting concern that it could become an invasive species, [12] [Ala 1] but in December 2024, it was announced that the hornets had been eradicated from the region as well as ...

  3. Sphecius speciosus - Wikipedia

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    The North American cicada-killer wasps all belong to the genus Sphecius, which has 21 species worldwide. The remaining three cicada-killing species in the genus in North America are: Sphecius convallis, the Pacific cicada killer, occurs in the western U.S. and in Mexico.

  4. Wasp - Wikipedia

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    In some species, the larvae are predatory themselves; the wasp eggs are deposited in clusters of eggs laid by other insects, and these are then consumed by the developing wasp larvae. [10] The largest social wasp is the Asian giant hornet, at up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in length. [11]

  5. Hornet - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Most species only occur in the tropics of Asia, though the European hornet (V. crabro) is widely distributed throughout Europe, Russia, North America, and north-eastern Asia. Wasps native to North America in the genus Dolichovespula are commonly referred to as hornets (e.g., baldfaced hornets), but all of them are actually yellowjackets.

  6. Sphex pensylvanicus - Wikipedia

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    Sphex pensylvanicus, the great black wasp, is a species of digger wasp. [3] It lives across most of North America and grows to a size of 20–35 mm (0.8–1.4 in). The larvae feed on living insects that the females paralyze and carry to the underground nest.

  7. Sphecius - Wikipedia

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    The highest diversity occurs in the region between North Africa and Central Asia. In North America, the term "cicada killer wasp" usually refers to the most well-known species, the eastern cicada killer (S. speciosus). A few other related genera also are sometimes referred to as "cicada killers", e.g. Liogorytes in South America and Exeirus in ...

  8. Megarhyssa macrurus - Wikipedia

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    Megarhyssa macrurus, also known as the long-tailed giant ichneumonid wasp [1] or long-tailed giant ichneumon wasp, [2] is a species of large ichneumon wasp. [3] It is a parasitoid, notable for its extremely long ovipositor which it uses to deposit an egg into a tunnel in dead wood bored by its host, the larva of a similarly large species of horntail.

  9. Sphecius grandis - Wikipedia

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    The wasp is on average 3 cm (1 in) to 5 cm (2 in) in length and is amber-yellow with yellow rings on its abdomen. Wasps in the genus Sphecius are not habitually aggressive and use their venom mainly to paralyse cicadas which they take back to their nests to feed their young. The females catch around four or more cicadas for provisioning, place ...