In reality they are just more buzz than sting. Cicada killer wasps have a frightening name, but that is about all. These wasps are by far the largest wasp species in Nebraska, up to two inches long.

Cicadas beware. Wasps known as "Cicada Killers" are out and about this summer – and they’re hungry. Measuring about 2 inches long, the large wasps do exactly as their name implies as they are ...

It spells out the differences between the Asian giant hornet — that’s the “murder” one — and two species of native cicada killer wasps. Based on the pamphlet’s startling diagram ...

While intimidating to look at, these wasps are of little threat. What you are looking at is a Cicada Killer Wasp (Sphecuis spp.). As their name suggests, they specialize in hunting cicadas (Tibicen ...

There are several species of wasps in Texas, including the Texas yellow jacket, the bald-faced hornet, the cicada killer wasp, the great golden digger wasp and the cricket hunter wasp. Did you ...

As it has done every 17 years since, Brood XIV died off just six or so weeks after it emerged, but not before laying billions of eggs that would make their appearance as adults another 17 years ...

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, ...

Solitary wasps, such as mud-daubers, cicada-killers and potter wasps, use venom from their stings to paralyze an insect or spider that will be fed to their young. A person is rarely stung but if ...