When the trillions of periodical cicadas emerge in multiple Midwestern and Southeastern states next month, they will face a unique predator with murderous intent: cicada killer wasps. Cicada ...

What many people are actually seeing, according to entomologist Justin Schmidt at the University of Arizona, is a harmless native wasp with an equally fierce name: the cicada killer. The name is ...

"They started coming in last year." The mistaken insect is actually a cicada killer wasp — a large orange and black insect that does have some resemblance to the Asian giant hornet but is a ...

As annual cicadas emerge in Michigan every summer, another animal emerges from the depths of your worst nightmares -- the cicada killer wasp. Recommended Videos But you don’t need to worry.

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 ...

But there's one part of the insect's arrival that you may have not considered: the surfacing of the Cicada Killer Wasp. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Cicada Killer Wasps ...

Cicada killers, also known as ground digger wasps, look like oversized bees. It’s natural to be alarmed if you see them buzzing around your lawn and garden, but it’s really the cicadas who ...

In fact, the cicada killer wasp has a very different target in mind. Their main prey is, you guessed it, cicadas. And as long ...

Cicadas beware. Wasps known as "Cicada Killers" are out and about this summer – and they’re hungry. Measuring about 2 inches long, the large wasps do exactly as their name implies as they are ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn — It's never fun running into a swarm of bees or wasps, but nothing has quite compared to the cicada killer wasp. At least, that's the case for KARE 11's Alicia Lewis ...

It's the cicada killer wasps, which are causing some confusion among Texans, leaving mysterious holes in the grounds, and are often mistaken as giant hornets. Like cicadas, adult cicada killer ...

Arizona is home to several wasp species with aggressive or predatory behaviors. Notable examples include the cicada killer wasp, which preys on cicadas but is generally not aggressive towards ...