Cicada Killer Wasps Being Mistaken for Asian Giant Hornets
Don’t worry. Humans aren’t on the menu.
the cicada killer and wood wasps are solitary and thus do not aggressively protect their nesting sites by attacking in large numbers. However, cicada killers may cause alarm due to the males’ territorial behavior of dive-bombing or buzzing people and animals that walk into their territory.
“Although cicada killers are solitary, you can often find numerous individuals in areas with sandy soils where females dig nests in the ground,“These nests appear as dime to quarter sized holes. As females come and go, provisioning their nest with cicadas they paralyze with a sting and carry back to their nests.”
Look close at the slow motion video. Look for the small insect about to be lunch.
