Cicada Killers

eksessiv

Shared on Sun, 06/10/2007 - 00:29
So last week I'm going out to my driveway only to see the largest hornet I've ever seen. I normally don't pay a wasp, bee or whatever the time of day. However, this one stop me in my tracks due to it's size lol. I ended up killing the one I saw, only to see three more later that day. So I'm thinking great I have them in my attic or something. I end up killing four more and found where they're nesting at. Come to find out they're called Cicada Killer Wasps, and they hardly pack a punch. The males aren't even equipped with a stinger, and the females only sting when trapped in a article of clothing or a fist. Took me a while to find out what it was, but here it is.

http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News%20columns/Cicada%20Killer%20Wasp.htm

Pic of Wasp

So I've killed four of them so far, and I've only seen one more flying around. I drenched they're hole with some spray, so hopefully they'll leave.

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OldManRiver48's picture
Submitted by OldManRiver48 on Sun, 06/10/2007 - 15:19
I've heard Arkansas has giant sabertooth crotch crickets too...........do you have those as well? :) Get on for some H3 bro, our last shot for a while!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by GIJoeBob on Sun, 06/10/2007 - 07:15
I had these at our last house. I normally just leave them alone but we had a new baby wandering around the yard and I couldn't take a chance so I nuked them whenever I saw them which sucked because I hate cicadas. Biggest wasp I had ever seen - about two inches long!

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