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Eastern cicada killer

Sphecius speciosus

Photo by timgreenleaf
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Field Notes

Description:

This sighting: large (2-3 inches!) wasp-like insects buzzing around the trunk of an oak tree and feeding on sap. It's not often I see something in my neighborhood that I've never heard of before.

Habitat:

Suburban woodland

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Sphecius speciosus

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Eastern cicada killer

Sphecius speciosus

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Aaron_G
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Comments (2)
timgreenleaf
I'll try to get a photo if I see them again. I have to admit they intimidated me! Perhaps also some better images with my dSLR and macro lens too.
Aaron_G
You mentioned a "swarm" of these guys. No photo? :-(

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PublishedAugust 5, 2013

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