The wasp is known as a Cicada Killer (CK). Most wasps are parasitic. The female
CK will go and find a cicada and sting the cicada. This causes paralysis in the
cicada. The momma wasp will then grab the cicada and half fly and half glide to
the ground. If not at her nest, she will climb a tree with the cicada in her
grasp then half fly and half glide to the ground. Repeat as necessary until she
reachers her nest in the ground. The cicada will then be put in a separate
chamber from the other cicadas already there. She will lay one egg on the
cicada and seal the chamber. The cicada in its zombie-like state will be the
food for the developing CK larva.
>>> John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> 9/4/2009 9:35 AM >>>
I once saw a cicada on it's back being stung by a big wasp..... I hate
wasps.......I think there is a specific type of wasp that goes after the
cicada.
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Clay Nichols wrote:
> Cicadas on the ground usually mean that they are in the process of checking
> out and/or that they will become a meal real soon. After the periodic mass
> emergences that Charlie spoke of, so many cicadas die off at one time that
> their decaying bodies become a significant source of fertilizer for the host
> tree; carcasses piled up inches deep. You still might be able to go out to
> your local tree/bush around dusk/dark and watch a cicada climb the tree,
> split its casing (ecdysis), crawl out, hang upside down for a while, then
> pull itself right side up the pump up its beautifully translucent wings. A
> great evening out in your yard with your camera and maybe your favorite
> beverage.
> Clay
> PS I ain't summer with out the deafing buzz.
>
>>>> "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 09/03/09 1:22 PM >>>
> That seems to be the consensus.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Donald" <d1956m198d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Noisy Insect
>
>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> I came across this noisy insect on my way to the mail box this morning.
>>> I have not yet established his identity. Can anyone help identify this
>>> fellow? I should have stopped down further, but he was not cooperative.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Noisy+Insect.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Feedback appreciated.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> Cicada?
>>
>> D.
>>
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