The tarantula hawk — a large and striking wasp ... albeit sometimes unwelcome — pest controllers. Cicada killers are large, solitary wasps with black bodies, yellow markings and reddish ...

Of course, I’m talking about a cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus). More accurately this wasp is called the eastern cicada killer, because it occurs in the eastern half of the country and up ...

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.