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 ...

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 ...

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

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.