The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in the United States. Now for the interesting part. Females dig underground chambers in well-drained or sandy soils, where she lays her eggs after mating.

Of the top 50 invertebrate prey species that the team identified, 43 are known to visit flowers. Europe’s top three main crop ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A “once in a lifetime” emergence of billions of cicadas in Illinois this year is sure to get the attention of the insects’ natural enemy: the large Cicada Killer Wasp.

One wasp in particular makes even the biggest, hairiest spider run away in terror: the tarantula hawk. Dr Gavin Broad, wasp expert at the Museum, uncovers the eccentricities of this small but sinister ...

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.