Cicada killers — also known as ground diggers — are large wasps that live in burrows underground. Despite their incredible ...

When Brood XIX emerges in Tennessee mid-May, they'll face a unique, venomous predator — killer cicada wasps. The wasps, which can be found in the eastern and western United States, prey on ...

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.

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 ...

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves.

Paper wasps have orange antennae. That is how to tell them apart from the yellowjacket, which looks similar. Cicada killers can be up to two inches long and live underground. They prey on cicadas ...