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Description:

Large bee found in our flower pot

Species ID Suggestions

Cicada Killer Wasp

Sphecius speciosus

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KeithRoragen
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rksmi
Thank you! My kids are loving this site!
KeithRoragen
The large wasps sting and paralyze cicadas and then drag them back to burrows they have dug. There they lay an egg on the cicada which is fed upon by the developing larva. They are not aggressive.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2011

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