Cicadas are paralyzed by the wasp's sting and will be carried back to the burrow, said the Smithsonian. The cicadas will normally be captured in flight. Do killer cicada wasps sting? Are they ...

Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus ... before hunting for cicadas on nearby tree trunks and lower limbs. The wasp stings its prey, turns the victim on its back, straddles it, and drags ...