Eastern Cicada Killer by lejun

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15-JUL-2012	Lejun

Eastern Cicada Killer

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Sphecius speciosus
Probable Male
One of the largest North American Wasps (30-40 mm)
Females catch and paralyze cicadas, often in flight.
For more information on this interesting wasp, see http://www.bugguide.net/node/view/514
Auburn, Alabama

Nikon COOLPIX S8200
1/100s f/4.7 at 19.1mm iso110 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Ann Pettigrew		19-Aug-2015 03:35
Wow, Lew, this is a spectacular shot of this beautiful wasp! I remember seeing them for the first time. I was amazed by the size of them. I think I read that they are pretty docile which is a good thing considering their size. Can you imagine being stung by one of these?!?

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