cicada_killer4

cicada_killer4

This photo was not staged! The cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus, Sphecidae) was trying to find her burrow and we got too close to her and she abandoned the cicada. I asked Dr. G. Ayers to lend me a piece of white paper and we put the cicada on the paper hoping she would return. She did about 2 times. She spent quite a bit of time in this position, with her mandibles moving. We were not sure what she was doing but this gave me a good opportunity to take this shot with a white background. MSU campus. July 22 (2:05:50 pm EST), 2003.

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  • Anonymous coward on 2004-Jun-27 18:00:05 Anonymous coward said

    icegolf@yahoo.com
    I HAVE A FEW OF THE ONES ON TOP ON MY SIDE YARD. THEY DON'T APPEAR TO GO AFTER ME....JUST ATTACKING EACH OTHER. ARE THESE COMMON IN THE SOUTH EAST? WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET RID OF THEM? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS!

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  • Title: cicada_killer4
  • Description: This photo was not staged! The cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus, Sphecidae) was trying to find her burrow and we got too close to her and she abandoned the cicada. I asked Dr. G. Ayers to lend me a piece of white paper and we put the cicada on the paper hoping she would return. She did about 2 times. She spent quite a bit of time in this position, with her mandibles moving. We were not sure what she was doing but this gave me a good opportunity to take this shot with a white background. MSU campus. July 22 (2:05:50 pm EST), 2003.
  • File name: cicada_killer4.jpg
  • Owner: Zach huang

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