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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps » Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies (Crabronidae) » Bembicinae » Sand Wasps (Bembicini) » Spheciina » Cicada-killer Wasps (Sphecius) » Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)
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Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus
Copyright © 2008 Steve Krichten

Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus
Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 28, 2003

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Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus
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Contributed by Steve Krichten on 26 June, 2008 - 3:41pm

Excellent shots
Of a highly photographed insect. I don't believe there are any other wasps that take on the Cicada cargo. Only comparable pairing is Pepsis versus Tarantula.
… Herschel Raney, 27 June, 2008 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

Cicadas are pretty big, so I
Cicadas are pretty big, so I am wandering what was the size of this guy?
… Jason W., 27 June, 2008 - 1:49am login or register to post comments

 
large insect
I was shocked to see such a large wasp. I had never seen one of these before this encounter. If you look at the other photo of this specimen, that is the arm of a bench they are on... I would guess about 2-3 inches wide. Maybe that will give you some idea of the scale.
… Steve Krichten, 27 June, 2008 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

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