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08-25-2008 #1
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Monster insects.....
Today I happened to notice a few holes in the yard not far from the house & I had the garden hose out, so I sprayed some water in one of the holes. Then I went to another hole & this monster came out of the previous hole, I about peed down my leg:
My wife did a little research & found out it is a cicada killer bee. They sting cicadas, take them to the hole, lay an egg on them, seal the hole & leave.
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08-25-2008 #2
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And if you piss them off enough, they will treat you as a cicada.
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Thats actually a small one compared to some of the ones ive seen here in Texas.
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Yikes! I've never heard of the Cicada Killer Bee, but I definitely wouldn't want to mess with it
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I image they are near because of all the freaking cicadas on my ash tree. I gotta do something next year to kill grubs, my yard around that tree looks like swiss cheese.
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I've actually witnessed the take down. It too was a little bit larger that the one pictured. That thing caught the Cicada mid-air and still managed to fly! Not something you see everyday.
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I always wondered what the heck those huge things were!! Next time you get one, grab a pic of the stinger, I want to see how big it is!
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I don't think I can get the stinger out, but it is freaking huge. About as long as a pencil eraser is around.
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Scot, that's an Eastern Cicada Killer. I see them all the time when I'm up north. They're actually wasps.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_cicada_killerLast edited by trapin; 08-26-2008 at 05:33 AM.
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i like dumping gas down those holes.........
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We have them here in Arkansas too. I've seen one riding the back of the Cicada all the while the Cicada is making a heck of a noise ( I guess so!) the one I caught had a stinger about 3/8 of an inch long and about as big around as a big needle. That's gotta hurt.
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