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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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Sphecidae- is this Eastern Cicada Killer, Sphecius speciosus - Sphecius speciosus
Copyright © 2013 Fitz O.Clarke, Jr.

Sphecidae- is this Eastern Cicada Killer, Sphecius speciosus - Sphecius speciosus
Skidaway Island, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
July 18, 2013
Size: Large wasp, 1.5 + inches
Large wasp flying low over slightly sloped grassy area edge of thin wooded "Dog Park", sandy soil of inner barrier island. Pet owners concerned as fairly large number of wasp flying low to ground. Many burrows noted over fairly large are of ground. Wasp species photographed as it exited a burrow.
2nd photo of a different wasp, same species as it crawled amongst and below the grass. I believe the species is "Eastern Cicada Killer" (Sphecius speciosus)
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Contributed by Fitz O.Clarke, Jr. on 18 July, 2013 - 9:07pm

Any chance of fencing off the nesting area
during the short time they are actively nesting to avoid any incidents that might provoke calls for unnecessarily killing off the wasps?
… john and jane balaban, 18 July, 2013 - 11:23pm login or register to post comments

 
John and Jane- I have forward
John and Jane- I have forwarded your comments and recommendation to the appropriate Landing's Committee Person, Jessica T. Friday. I will follow up with telephonic contact with her upon office opening this morning, 7/19/2013.

Thank you and other contributing editors for ID and advice.
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 19 July, 2013 - 5:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 July, 2013 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Ken- thanks much for the conf
Ken- thanks much for the confirmation as, "Eastern Cicada Killer" (Sphecius speciosus). It is interesting the habitat is exactly as described by Arthur V. Evans, P. 359, "Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America"
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 18 July, 2013 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Cicada killer wasp
Yup. That's a cicada killer.
… Bill Myers, 18 July, 2013 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Bill for the confirmat
Thanks Bill for the confirmation.
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 18 July, 2013 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

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