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  2. Sphecius speciosus - Wikipedia

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    Five female eastern cicada killers, Sphecius speciosus Adult eastern cicada wasps are large, 1.5 to 5.0 cm (0.6 to 2.0 in) long, robust wasps with hairy, reddish, and black areas on their thoraces (middle parts), and black to reddish brown abdominal (rear) segments that are marked with light yellow stripes.

  3. Sphecius convallis - Wikipedia

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    Sphecius convallis, the Pacific cicada killer, is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is found in Central America and North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] > [ 3 ]

  4. 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.

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

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    The Tennessee Department of Agriculture warned about killer cicada wasps back in 2020 and said the wasps are quite common in Tennessee. According to the department of agriculture, the killer wasps ...

  6. 'Double' the Amount of Cicadas Are Coming This Spring ... - AOL

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    "Some wasps, called 'cicada killers,' hunt for cicadas, sting and paralyze them, drag them back to their burrows and lay an egg on them," Prof. Cross explains. "The developing larvae will feed on ...

  7. Neotibicen dealbatus - Wikipedia

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    After locating a cicada, the wasp stings it, injecting paralyzing venom. The wasp then drags the paralyzed victim up a tree or post and flies away with it back to her nest. The cicada is buried in a burrow along with the wasp's eggs. The wasp's larvae emerge and feed on the living but paralyzed prey, pupate, and emerge the following spring.

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

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    Without a second glance, it can look like several native insects, including the cicada killer wasp, the bald-faced hornet, paper wasps, queen yellowjackets, wood wasps and robber flies.

  9. Neotibicen - Wikipedia

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    One of the more notable predators is the cicada killer, a large wasp that catches the dog-day cicada. After catching and stinging the insect to paralyze it, the cicada killer carries it back to its hole and drags it underground to a chamber where it lays its eggs in the paralyzed cicada.