Cicada Killers

So last week I'm going out to my driveway only to see the largest hornet I've ever seen. I normally don't pay a wasp, bee or whatever the time of day. However, this one stop me in my tracks due to it's size lol. I ended up killing the one I saw, only to see three more later that day. So I'm thinking great I have them in my attic or something. I end up killing four more and found where they're nesting at. Come to find out they're called Cicada Killer Wasps, and they hardly pack a punch. The males aren't even equipped with a stinger, and the females only sting when trapped in a article of clothing or a fist. Took me a while to find out what it was, but here it is.

http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News%20columns/Cicada%20Killer%20Wasp.htm



So I've killed four of them so far, and I've only seen one more flying around. I drenched they're hole with some spray, so hopefully they'll leave.



Posted by eksessiv on Sun Jun 10, 2007 @ 1:29 am EDT | 2 Comments