Sphecius speciosus, often simply referred to as the cicada killer or the cicada hawk, with a victim.
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Great shots. I didn’t get any photos of them with a cicada.
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Large wasp/ hornets really really frighten me but she was busy trying to carry that cicada so I felt comfortable…
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I had so many this year. I could just stand among them and they would fly around me. They rarely sting.
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