So, I discovered an AWESOME wasp yesterday. I first had an inkling of something amiss as I waiting for the AC guy to attempt to fix the air handler fan, again. I heard this screaming, which I knew Cicada insects to make and then saw a scuffle - this HUGE yellow and black wasp brings this tail spinning cicada in for a crash landing. Then I see it drag this full grown cicada into a hole the wasp has dug in my front yard. If you see a patch of longer grass in my front yard, that's where I didn't mow over the wasp's burrow in the ground. It was so cool, also the biggest wasp I have ever seen.
The wasps are not aggressive and help control the cicada population so add this to the "scary insect doing something cool" column. The wasps are found all over the U.S. and I am going to keep an eye out for more burrows.
Update: The wasp got another cicada today, I could hear the screaming and then it stopped. Another cicada down.
The wasps are not aggressive and help control the cicada population so add this to the "scary insect doing something cool" column. The wasps are found all over the U.S. and I am going to keep an eye out for more burrows.
Update: The wasp got another cicada today, I could hear the screaming and then it stopped. Another cicada down.
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