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Eastern Cicada Killer Wasp

Sphecius speciosus

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burdett.rice
burdett.rice 11 years ago

Definitely. Lol. I had never seen anything like it before

JulieMiner
JulieMiner 11 years ago

They were around when the cicadas were as well. I never knew what they were, thanks for sharing! Nasty looking things aren't they? Lol

burdett.rice
burdett.rice 11 years ago

Julie, yeah they do. I saw it looking for a place to burrow.

JulieMiner
JulieMiner 11 years ago

Do they live in the ground? I saw something similar in NY that would come out of holes in the dirt.

burdett.rice
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burdett.rice

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jun 9, 2012
Submitted on Jul 22, 2012

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