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	What's that bug?

Turtle

8-13-2006 4:13 PM

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bugs, insects, nature, garden

Turtle says:

This is an excellent site to identify unknown creeper crawlers around your house or garden. Yesterday I saw this huge yellow and black striped insect buzzing around the garden. It was about 2" long. I thought for sure that it was some kind of giant bee - possibly a killer bee!! My mind was put at ease when, after checking out this site, I discovered that my new neighbor is more than likely a Cicada Killer Wasp

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8-13-2006 5:07 PM

bignosemousie

Hooray, I really need this site.

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<strong>Cicada Killer with Annual Cicada</strong>
(08/06/2006) Cicada Killer Posing
Hey, just wanted to send these images along. I heard a cicada 
chirp, saw something fall from a tree and there she was. I 
actually watched close up as she stung the helpless dog-day 
cicada to make sure it was not moving anymore. I then watched 
as she dragged her prey throught the grass and proceeded 20 
feet up a maple tree before I lost sight of her. She used 
her wings along with her legs to make it up. It reminded me 
of watching a leopard dragging an antelope up a tree. One 
question though, since these wasps live under ground, what 
do you think she was doing up a tree? I was thinking to get 
some height to glide to her burrow or get her bearings. Not 
sure. Love the site.
Alex C.<br><div>
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<em>Hi Alex,
You are correct. The Cicada is so heavy, the wasp would not 
be able to take off. She climbs the tree and than glides/flies 
toward her burrow. Thanks for the totally awesome image.</em></div>
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