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Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp

 
Anonymous Coward
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08/16/2014 09:58 PM
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Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
Has anyone ran across these Large Cicada Killers this Summer. At first I was afraid of this Large Bee but now I find it friendly. It has been around the yard for over two weeks all alone. It has holes in the ground but I have never seen two at a time. I was cutting grass yesterday and the Bee landed on my back and climbed to my right shoulder. I just stayed calm because I knew if I hit it I would get stung. I left it alone and continued cutting and the Wasp just flew away. It said the males are more aggressive but cannot sting and the female is larger, less aggressive but has a powerful sting.

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08/16/2014 10:00 PM
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5 stars.
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08/16/2014 10:02 PM
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Never seen those before, OP. But here in Texas we have big reddish-brown ones that live in the ground. I have seen them around, but not been stung by one. But then, I tend not to panic like some people, and I think staying calm helps a lot.
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08/16/2014 10:03 PM
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Its been a while since I've seen one, but honestly, I hate those damn things.
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08/16/2014 10:36 PM
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
Never seen those before, OP. But here in Texas we have big reddish-brown ones that live in the ground. I have seen them around, but not been stung by one. But then, I tend not to panic like some people, and I think staying calm helps a lot.
 Quoting: tandym


I am in SC. This is the first one I have ran across but apparently they are in Texas as well. It made me very nervous when it landed on my shoulder because it was biting a little which didn't feel good but much better than a sting. I just leave it alone and it leaves me alone.

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08/16/2014 10:39 PM
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Yeah we have them. Look at your yard. You will have what looks like little spider holes with piles of dirt next to them. That is where they hatched from.

I've never been attacked by one.
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08/16/2014 10:43 PM
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I just killed one on friday. Damn thing kept hazing me while I was working in the flower beds. A good whack of the hand shovel stunned it then a shovel to chop it in half. Tough to kill for sure.
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08/16/2014 10:48 PM
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I have several in my backyard neary pond less waterfall. Two will fight very territorial.
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08/16/2014 10:50 PM
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They burrow in to the ground to lay eggs which hatch and feed on the cicada carried in to the hole. I cover the holes in and they dig them out again.
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08/16/2014 10:53 PM
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Thanks for all the interesting comments. I figured that Bee was hard to kill so no reason for me hitting it with my hand when it landed on me. I haven't felt a need to go commando on it yet. It flew in my house last week but finally figured out how to leave on it's on. At first I thought it was the European Hornet which is Yellow with black stripes instead of Black with Yellow Stripes.

Peace
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
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I got trapped in the garage once with one if those.

I'm sure it's harmless to human, but the fucker sure made me race to get out of the garage.

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08/16/2014 11:04 PM
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I've seen those things in the act of killing cicada's before.

The cicada's seem fond of my butternut tree and in past years it wasn't uncommon to hear them screech as they were being attacked by the wasp.

I also noticed more often than not that once attacked the cicada would drop out of the tree...with the wasp still attached to it.

With the weight of the two combined you could actually hear an audible thud as they both hit the ground.

Once on the ground the wasp would finish it off and drag off to be consumed.
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08/16/2014 11:12 PM
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One flew off with my cat..and you have to post this to remind me of it fir frigg sakes
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08/16/2014 11:14 PM
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Its been a while since I've seen one, but honestly, I hate those damn things.
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Perhaps 13, or even 17, years?

"Most of the North American species are in the genus Tibicen: the annual or jar fly or dog-day cicadas (so named because they emerge in late July and August). The best-known North American genus is Magicicada, however. These periodical cicadas have an extremely long life cycle of 13 or 17 years and emerge in large numbers."

"The name is a direct derivation of the Latin cicada, meaning "tree cricket"."

[link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)]
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08/16/2014 11:15 PM
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I've seen those things in the act of killing cicada's before.

The cicada's seem fond of my butternut tree and in past years it wasn't uncommon to hear them screech as they were being attacked by the wasp.

I also noticed more often than not that once attacked the cicada would drop out of the tree...with the wasp still attached to it.

With the weight of the two combined you could actually hear an audible thud as they both hit the ground.

Once on the ground the wasp would finish it off and drag off to be consumed.
 Quoting: Devoted Follower 61510058


I have read this. The Bee stings the Cicada and it screams. Could you get a video of that entire process? I will look for Cicada's as well so if I have a chance to record that I will include it to this post or another.

Peace
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08/17/2014 12:01 AM
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
they dig holes in the ground, so you might step on one but even if you are stepping on one they won't sting humans. Almost nothing you do will make them sting you but they attack cicadas like crazy,
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
A friendly killer wasp?

I'm tuning into their frequency now

hiding
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08/17/2014 12:10 AM
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A friendly killer wasp?

I'm tuning into their frequency now

hiding
 Quoting: Vala


That is quite the contradiction isn't it? I told my family the name and they got stuck on the "Killer Wasp" part as well. The Cicada is the only one who gets killed from what I have read.

Peace
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08/17/2014 12:15 AM
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Nice video, i saw one a couple of days ago in the process of making a hole. Im out in Long Island and it was pretty cool to see one of these.
-Zero Point Energy-
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08/17/2014 12:16 AM
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
That's a big bee! :O

We could use them here. The cicadas are all over the place and it sounds like tinnitus outside your ears.
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08/17/2014 12:18 AM
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
A friendly killer wasp?

I'm tuning into their frequency now

hiding
 Quoting: Vala


That is quite the contradiction isn't it? I told my family the name and they got stuck on the "Killer Wasp" part as well. The Cicada is the only one who gets killed from what I have read.

Peace
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 46425076

I get seriously handicapped around wasp's. They're another kind of evil altogether. Not to make light of your post but Mr. Muscle (oven cleaner)is my weapon of choice :-)
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08/18/2014 10:27 PM
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
It has been two days and I have not see this Cicada Killer at all. I saw it everyday for the past two weeks but since the video it has disappeared. Did something kill the Cicada killer or was it something else?

Peace
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08/18/2014 10:34 PM
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
Those look like the new drones I saw. Let me find a link...
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08/18/2014 10:44 PM
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Those look like the new drones I saw. Let me find a link...
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Thank You.
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Aerated over a few of their mounds before. They didnt seem to mind!
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Re: Large Friendly Cicada Killer Wasp
Never seen those before, OP. But here in Texas we have big reddish-brown ones that live in the ground. I have seen them around, but not been stung by one. But then, I tend not to panic like some people, and I think staying calm helps a lot.
 Quoting: tandym


Tarantula hawks are supposed to have a really painful sting. But they rarely do sting. They get HUGE
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Those look like the new drones I saw. Let me find a link...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 58988574


Thank You.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 46425076


I cant find the exact video ,but there are remote control spy bugs and this looks like one I have seen before.
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