Few insects can compare with the alarm caused by Cicada Killer Wasps—Sphecius speciosus. These large solitary wasps are also known as Giant Cicada Killers or Sand Hornets. This last common name is a ...

Description: Cicada Killers are large wasps, approximately two inches in length. They are black or dark brown, with colorful yellow markings on several segments of their abdomen. Their wings are amber ...

Hornets, yellow jackets, Polistes, mud daubers, and the cicada killer are all wasps, a group of beneficial insects that attack and destroy other insects found around homes and in gardens. Wasps, ...

We are starting to see the most impressive wasp found in Ohio. Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus) are large, solitary wasps. The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America.

Fortunately for people with severe wasp phobia, there are a number of pretty solid ways to do away with cicada killers or ...

But there's one part of the insect's arrival that you may have not considered: the surfacing of the Cicada Killer Wasp. Cicada Killer Wasps, also known as Sphecius speciosus, are "solitary wasps ...

On a hot summer day a camera climbs up a tree after hearing the unusual cicada cry and catches a duel between a cicada and a praying mantis Not wanting to miss the moment the camera clung ...

Periodical cicadas are expected to emerge in New Jersey this May. Here is everything you need to know about Brood XIV and ...

Isabel Wherry tells PEOPLE her daughter named the cicada, Cicady Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...