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Cicada Killer Wasp

Specious speciosus

Photo by KeithRoragen
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Field Notes

Description:

A Cicada Killer Wasp drags a paralyzed cicada into a burrow.

Habitat:

A dirt path in a deciduous forest.

Notes:

There were two side-by-side burrows here. The Cicada Killer dragged the paralyzed cicada into a burrow. The Cicada Killer was in the burrow for a good two minutes. Before it came out, a small camel cricket exited the burrow. The wasp then came out and flew away.

Reference Links:

Species Sphecius speciosus - Eastern Cicada Killer - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedAugust 28, 2011

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