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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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Wasp (?) - Sphecius speciosus
Copyright © 2015 Megan Asche

Wasp (?) - Sphecius speciosus
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
June 13, 2015
There were a few of these flying around some decorative plants at a Disney Park. They were very large, over 1.5 inches in length.
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Contributed by Megan Asche on 14 June, 2015 - 6:08am

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Cicada killer
Cicada killer wasp...females search for and paralyze cicadas and bury them in underground nests for offspring to consume...these wasps are harmless and rarely sting...

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Thanks!
Very cool! Thanks for the additional info. I'm from across the country, and this was my first time seeing a cicada killer.
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