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09-AUG-2011

Cicada Killer Wasp ~ Sphecius speciosus

BIG
Female dragging a Cicada into her nest.
Powerful flyers they can carry a Cicada
of nearly twice their own weight.
They are big. About as big as your thumb.
Had no idea what they were at first, they have a
bunch of nests next to our driveway. Luckily they
very seldom sting humans, unless very, very irritated.
The sting reportedly isn't very painful at all.

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Doug Cruden10-Aug-2011 16:06
Grrr...there's few things that get my ire, but wasps are one of them!! Did you dispatch this one with extreme prejudice? :o))
dang 10-Aug-2011 13:31
Good one, Barri. I've yet to see one of this live.