Cicada Killer Wasp Facts: they EAT cicadas

Cicada Killer Wasp Facts: they EAT cicadas | Animal Fact Files

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You'll be surprised to learn which cicada killer wasp will eat cicadas. It may not be who you think! The cicada kill wasp is a solitary wasp and puts cicadas into a COMA! Learn more cicada killer wasp facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!
Scientific Name: Sphecius speciosus
Range: The United States of America
Habitat: Burrows
Size: About 2 inches (5.08cm)
Diet: Cicadas as larvae; flower nectar and tree sap as adults
Threats: Insects
Life span: About ten months as larvae; several months as adults
EDIT: According to geonerd the wasp seen at 1:45 is a European hornet, not a cicada killer. Sorry for the mix up!
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@AnimalFactFiles Жыл бұрын

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@jiemelgould8664 Жыл бұрын

I grow up in NJ we used to call them hornets they used to be at a baseball field holes in the dirt mounds and ground

@talon24 4 жыл бұрын

Who else is here after seeing one of these in their back yard for the first time..

@ianhornbuckle9089 4 жыл бұрын

Me!!! I’m 25...

@Turtl3herm1t 4 жыл бұрын

Thought it was a murder hornet

@Worldto-uo5im 4 жыл бұрын

One flew into my job the other day I was terrified lol

@dabawla 4 жыл бұрын

Saw a cicada taken this morning in my back yard. Took em down like a pro. Really cool to see.

@carolynsullivan2711 3 жыл бұрын

talon24 sadly it’s a dead one now darted at my dog and I stepped on it . Was shocked at its size had to find out what it was . I think this is it .

@enby_kensei 4 жыл бұрын

Once when taking a walk with my then girlfriend, one of these things buzzed past my ear, carrying a cicada. Nearly gave me a heart attack; I was so startled.

@AnimalFactFiles 4 жыл бұрын

That would be startling!

@mattdeangelis5696 4 жыл бұрын

I used to see them in an open field I used to play baseball at when I was younger. They were abundant where I was and frequently saw them carrying cicadas down to their nests in the ground. Always wondered what they were called, but now it makes sense with their name haha! They are much bigger than people may think!

@timc333 3 жыл бұрын

Actually I agree completely , I have seen not one picture that actually does their size justice , they are very very large creatures , yet very peaceful as well I call them fascinating .

@TheInnerEliteNetwork Жыл бұрын

At a softball game today at a killer carrying it's victim flew under my bleacher into some bush. At first I thought it was a hornet. Now I know what I witnessed.

@nullnull1781 Жыл бұрын

I have one that I hunted down when I was 10, stalked to its lair that I eventually found, and sat in front of with a jar for a long time before it came back out and I caught it. I’m 41 now.

@blkdolphin 5 жыл бұрын

Yay, the reason I requested this so many times is because I saw one and it kept following me and when I ran it followed me into my porch and hovered around for a bit. Guess it was just "investigating". Thank you so much guys.

@AnimalFactFiles 5 жыл бұрын

That's really neat! Were you nervous at all?? Wasps kind of make me a little jumpy, admittedly. ;)

@blkdolphin 5 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles yes the first time I ran into the house for 30minutes or so and when I came back out it was still there checking out the plants. I felt assaulted. They took bees to court (reference) I wonder if I can take this behemoth of a wasp to court.

@1979bobhd 4 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles you would have to make a very aggressive approach towards the Cicada Killer and put it in a position that it felt there was no other choice but to sting you. Seriously just go on about your business, they are just checking you out and when their curiosity is satisfied they will leave you alone.

@Bellasafari 4 жыл бұрын

「BLK dolphin」 yes same! Have been chased and stalked by them at the moment in my front and back yard... so...they won’t sting??? That is the moral of the story to me...

@Bellasafari 4 жыл бұрын

Bob Biker I would love to go about my business, but they charge and chase me! Ugh... and like she said, they hover by my front door waiting on me (or so it seems!)

@hoopsmccann639 2 жыл бұрын

i worked at a golf course in swpa for 19 years. we had cicada killers that frequented the sand traps on #2 and #4. the grounds crew left them alone because they kept the cicadas in check. i felt bad when i had to rake the traps because i kept covering up their burroughs. i actually saw one attack a cicada one time. it was pretty cool! the wasp landed on the cicada and kept picking it up about 6 inches or so and slamming it into the sand before it finally dragged it under ground. the attack only took a minute or so. it was pretty cool to see.

@grndragon7777777 4 жыл бұрын

I saw one fly by me on my porch. Never seen a wasp so large. It kind of startled me.

@AnimalFactFiles 4 жыл бұрын

That would startle me, too!

@Flexizy7 3 жыл бұрын

I looked this up because there's a bunch by the grass and trees that line my apartment building, they're super big and scary. It's good to know they rarely attack humans unless provoked. I can't imagine them being aggressive, i'd be terrified.

@josephsmith590 2 жыл бұрын

They really aren't aggressive, but to use wasp killer on them really doesn't do much, they take so much to bring down.

@lynnfelgar5801 Жыл бұрын

@@josephsmith590 Y use ANYTHING against them? Are they bothering you ..are you afraid of the unknown facts pertaining to them? GOOGLE them and educate yourself and others. Like spiders and snakes..NOT ALL ARE BAD..learn to live within your environment in a safe manner..not a deadly one in which you Kill everything you don't like( fir whatever reason) or haven't educated yourself enuff..peace

@josephsmith590 Жыл бұрын

@@lynnfelgar5801 because I used to work on a college campus as a work study where people didn't know anything about nature and were incredibly dumb. Hopefully that answers your question lol didn't say i liked having to kill them. Don't think I'm uneducated on them, I didn't have a choice due to their locations and people using that area for traffic.

@lynnfelgar5801 Жыл бұрын

@@josephsmith590 still _ NO reason to kill them at all. Period...you just place signs out educating people that they're in the area and they won't attack ppl if NOT harassed by people to start with..You made that choice and hopefully now you're educated enuff yourself to realize killing them wasn't the correct answer to the situation We all learn something new..... daily l hope

@josephsmith590 Жыл бұрын

@@lynnfelgar5801 you still aren't listening, I know about them, have for years. And if someone doesn't care or a drunk student stomps on one that sign won't matter

@pappamolly1457 4 жыл бұрын

I hate that everyone is acting like these are murder hornets and saying”why are people freaking out these have been here for years”

@tejeo4451 4 жыл бұрын

Pappa Molly you can tell the cicada killer has big red eyes and is yellow and black murder hornets are orange and black

@BulletProofBreast 4 жыл бұрын

I saw a 2 inch hornet looking thing approach. Didn't have time to analyze the details. Too busy soiling myself

@bugenthusiast8892 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr.

@CyanGreyFox 3 жыл бұрын

Blame the media, always making a volcano out of a water fountain

@AlexisLeffew 4 жыл бұрын

This was super well done, with a great narrating voice! I learned so much, thank you!

@AnimalFactFiles 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dondiego124 5 жыл бұрын

my Dad has a about 30-40 living around his pool they don't mess with us at all, once one flew up to my face and just looked at me closely for about 3 seconds then went on its way. i do notice around the time they're around there are a lot less other kinds of bugs around.

@strings491 4 жыл бұрын

Cicada killers are the only wasps I don't mind

@ketonoob 4 жыл бұрын

Same. They've been around my parent's pool for years. They don't bother anyone. I consider them friends lol.

@Zay-lh4om 3 жыл бұрын

@@strings491 and European hornets

@philiplongee1149 2 жыл бұрын

Plenty of cicadas for the killers to harvest around my apartment. I didn't know the males die shortly after mating. I see several wasps buzzing around. I only know when they make a hit when the cicada make weird squeal instead their usual droning buzz. Good work.

@jw870206 5 жыл бұрын

I was playing 9 holes of golf, the other day, and one of the fairways was swarming with these wasps. There were burrows everywhere. I knew cicada killers would not attack humans unless backed into a corner, so to speak, and we walked right across the fairway. They were flying all over the place, and even went out of their way to more or less avoid us. They would buzz by us, but that was the extent of their aggressive behavior toward us. My only concern was if one got curious enough and got inside my clothing, but that didn't happen. I wouldn't recommend walking across that fairway, but there really wasn't much else I could do to get to my ball. I will admit having a bit of a fearful reaction to them, since they are formidable insects in size and overall appearance.

@AnimalFactFiles 5 жыл бұрын

No aggression is always good. =) Hope you had a fun day on the course even with the noisy neighbors!

@shawnhuggett4839 5 жыл бұрын

I sprayed one with pesticide and caught it in a jar. 4 days later its still trying to sting

@mossutan1275 3 жыл бұрын

It sounds like it's mad.

@txzombie8282 2 жыл бұрын

Shoot it with some buck shot & destroy it

@frenchyplaymc6020 5 жыл бұрын

I have never seen one carry a cicada but now I know what they do! The hovering thing explained! I have a major vote on the orange throated darter as a video idea!

@AnimalFactFiles 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is really fascinating what behaviors different animals exhibit! Oh and we have those fish on the list for sure. We'll be sure to let you know when the video goes up, though it can sometimes take awhile.

@frenchyplaymc6020 5 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles no rush! Can't wait to see it and future videos!

@julianskowron7964 4 жыл бұрын

We had a whole bunch of these friendly fellas around my house. The burrowing in the front yard would annoy my mom, so my dad would take a tennis racket out there and shred them as they hovered.

@kh7955 2 жыл бұрын

These guys are awesome. They almost never sting a human being

@jacobburnett7205 2 жыл бұрын

My mom has been stung by one and I think my grandad as well as uncle everyone I've ever heard who has been stung by one has told me it hurts beyond belief and words cannot describe how bad the pain.

@jacobburnett7205 2 жыл бұрын

@funniredditman whatever it was everyone who was stung by it said I hurt like you know what. I didn't even think Mudd dauber even sting though. But yeah idk for sure what it was

@19AGJ86 4 жыл бұрын

I always run when I see these.

@intheclear3492 4 жыл бұрын

A J me too

@tejeo4451 4 жыл бұрын

You don’t have to bruh they not after humans just don’t scare it and you’ll be good

@rayvon7342 4 жыл бұрын

@statikcitten9 4 жыл бұрын

Right. I haven't been able to use my front entrance in like 3 weeks because of these fkrs.

@statikcitten9 4 жыл бұрын

@@tejeo4451 How do we know what's going to scare it?

@dustinmj29 2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Thank you for this. This amazing thing happened right above me one day in my driveway. You could hear the sound of it hitting the cicada and I'm telling you, this thing was much bigger than the cicada by at least an inch. It had it wrapped up Thai fighter style and was stinging it. It was the coolest and strangest thing I'd ever seen a wasp do. I feel like they are meant to be left alone, considering they get rid of cicadas which as far as I know do absolutely nothing for the betterment of the world. But the wasp definitely pollinates so yeah ill just leave them alone.

@seanbond6454 6 күн бұрын

2:00 the fly is like “whatcha doin, huh? Can I come? Can I?”

@jadenl629 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@mikeparkes7922 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting and informative video. Thank you.

@AnimalFactFiles 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

@remanjecarter2787 5 жыл бұрын

Can you do Argonauts? I think they're a cool type of octopus and have a pretty shell

@AnimalFactFiles 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, those guys are really neat. I put them on the list.

@mark6302 3 жыл бұрын

I need a few hundred of these guys right now my backyard sounds like a power sub station

@FinancialStorm7 3 жыл бұрын

"If YoU dOn'T bOtHeR tHeM, tHeY wOn'T bOtHeR yOu" is what I'm always told, but these things decide to fly between my ass cheeks and expect me to not attack them. I hate all wasps

@dannywayne311 2 жыл бұрын

I pissed one off and it didn’t get me, but I smacked my head on a table trying to duck it, luckily this one won’t be back to bother my rescued kitten again 🦇

@txzombie8282 2 жыл бұрын

Those species that are known to fly/attack the ass cheeks are known as Ass Hornets & are known to attack right betwixt ass cheeks leaving a small sting or hickey sometimes as a parting gift so to speak. Buzz buzz buzz betwixt the ass cheeks goes the Azz Cheek Hornet 🐝 🐝 🐝🐝

@calebw140 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a shitload of these things by the job site I’m working at and I love watching them while I’m on my smoke break they’re so uninterested in me but I’m super interested in them

@AnimalFactFiles 3 жыл бұрын

Oh that's awesome! Fun to watch!

@captainmeow2771 7 ай бұрын

It seems there is always a fly around asking, "are you going to finish that?"

@VictorFursov 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for interesting video story. Best wishes!

@AnimalFactFiles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@TryllHDTv 2 жыл бұрын

Just moved to Minnesota 4 months ago from Seattle. Just found one of these in my window and about had a stroke. Never seen anything quite this big over in Seattle.

@RoadNoise29100 6 ай бұрын

Great video! There will be tons of Cicada actipn in Indiana this year...it's a 2-17 year!!!!

@7596insano 4 жыл бұрын

Ya know this makes a lot of sense that the females aren’t always successful in bringing the cicadas back to their burrows bc Im always finding cicadas on the ground that are acting as if they’re trying to wake up and acting erratic. Can they recover from the sting?

@AnimalFactFiles 4 жыл бұрын

I would guess they don't recover. They're actually alive when placed in the burrow to keep them fresh - which I know can be pretty diabolical sounding. My guess would be they would want the cicada to remain as motionless as possible, so the chance of them "coming out of it" would want to be avoided. I tried looking this up for more information but couldn't find anything. If I come across more, I'll be sure to make a note of it!

@aetherslugstar1889 5 жыл бұрын

We have these here in Mississippi. A friend of mine sits their sting hurts like a marvin heckler.

@Bonklyboi 4 жыл бұрын

Excuse me. Hurts like a WHAT now????

@indumatipngtuber2790 3 жыл бұрын

r/brandnewsentences

@txzombie8282 2 жыл бұрын

The FUdge is a Marvin heckler?

@lpslover206 3 жыл бұрын

These were all over my yard this summer. It was so annoying when i had to water my plants.

@pauljames5826 11 ай бұрын

The largest group of these wasps that I’ve seen to date was when I was touring Biltmore House in Asheville NC - it was a very hot day and we were resting beneath a vine covered pergola. There was a slate surface below with sand in between the slabs. There were possibly ten wasp burrows just in that shady area but the weren’t preying on cicadas - Katydids were on the menu that afternoon. There was a huge population of katydids in the vines covering the pergola.

@aquabreeze7612 Ай бұрын

I saw one on my way home from work once. I knew they weren’t agressive but my ape brain still went “NOPE” and I booked it in the other direction

@TheCjadams77 2 жыл бұрын

I recently witnessed one attack a cicada and pulled it to the ground and dragged it away. Quite amazing. Thanks for the insightful video.

@evaarnold9396 4 жыл бұрын

There is a nest of them next to my bedroom window. They are like insects and never sleep at night and come to any bright iight you turn on. I'm getting a bug zapper for my deck.

@chitinskin9860 4 жыл бұрын

They nest underground. Those aren't cicada killers.

@happyhome41 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Obviously beneficial, and we have an over abundance of cicada in northern Virginia - how to encourage the wasps to take up residence near us ? 🤷‍♂

@gregmiller7001 3 жыл бұрын

ahh this brings back memories cause when I was kid every summer cicada killers would dig their burrows around my house and I would go out with a small shovel wait for them to land and crawl through the grass then assonate them. I even drowned one with a hose once.

@gregmiller7001 3 жыл бұрын

They don’t sting I use to swing at them with a shovel and they did nothing

@bradsnapp8437 2 жыл бұрын

@@gregmiller7001 Females sting but the males don't.

@NecoJesus 11 ай бұрын

Got stung by one of these about 10 years ago. Was a young and very dumb kid and wanted to keep it as a pet, fucked around and managed to get ahold of it, no gloves whatsoever mind you, and after a couple seconds of holding it, it managed to sting me UNDER MY THUMBNAIL. It was absolutely excruciating, almost as bad as breaking my leg. One of the top 5 most painful things I've ever experienced. I will never forget it.

@MRptwrench 2 жыл бұрын

As I mentioned on another vid on this channel about wasssssssps, I am a big defender of the nasties. Cicada Killers will sometimes get caught up my family's auto shop in the summer, and with the high ceilings and relatively low overhead door opening, they get stuck inside. Most of the staff is nervous of the huge wasp and would be happy to spray insecticide at them. I found that discharging compressed air at one will drop it to the ground, unharmed where I can pick them up, without ever getting stung, and release them. Of course I've done it many times, but I also recommend the novice just using a dustpan or box.

@xandervapes8763 4 жыл бұрын

I've had cicada killers follow me around my back yard before. They've always been so docile towards my dogs and I. Chances are they were doing one of two things. 1. They were following me around while I look for yellowjackets nests thinking they'll find something to eat. 2. It's just investigating a creature that's 100 times bigger than it, maybe trying to learn about this creature that walks on 2 legs instead of flying. Usually when I'd return to my back porch, it'd just fly away and mind its own business. Honestly cicada killers have no interests in humans aside from simply investigating them. The only time they really strike is when someone or something else makes the first move.

@adamburnette Жыл бұрын

Have a few of these around. I see them flying slowly bringing all kinds of insects back. Very cool actually

@ftniceberg874 2 жыл бұрын

I watched a giant one snatch a cicada out of the sky and fly off while it screamed. Biggest wasp I've ever seen and I did think it was a hornet. Glad to hear they are not aggressive, but still not gonna hang out if I see one around.

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

They are HUGE. It's hard to express in video!

@audreyyvette4810 4 жыл бұрын

Ummm they are EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE in my experience ! We have loads of them in my backyard and if you simply walk outside they will attack you. I’ve gotten stung multiple times just sitting outside. It’s so painful

@wretchedcunt6588 4 жыл бұрын

no they arent. we used to aggressively swing rackets at them and even clap them in our hands and they still wouldnt sting. ur prolly dealin with something else

@kevinconleysage2659 3 жыл бұрын

You're probably dealing with paper wasps, those things are assholes and will wait for you to come out of hiding to attack you again.

@txzombie8282 2 жыл бұрын

Right? They are huge scary looking & intimidating mutha FUdgers! Only investigating me my ass! They chase you if you run! 🏃‍♂️ 🐝 I'll be prepared next time & be waiting for it with a nice little surprise of buck shot for its wasp a$$! You ain't FUdging with me no more Cicada Wasp!!

@RedForeman 2 жыл бұрын

seen this with my own eyes as I left the park I literally got out of my car to see what the bee had dropped since it was so unusual and it was a big huge cicada … now I have my answers thank you 😊

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

Nice sighting!

@alwysnxtgen8405 2 жыл бұрын

I just seen one in university area Charlotte, got curious and now I'm here

@v3nom0us_v1per 11 ай бұрын

Today I kinda saved a Cicada from one, although it's still paralyzed. I have no clue if the effects on the Cicada are permanent or not. Hopefully not, but I'll keep my eye on it just in case.

@rye4074 5 жыл бұрын

I guess I'm to late me and my day just spent 2 hours smacking them with snow shovels 🤣

@Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII 11 ай бұрын

So I cut lawns commercial and residential in MI I was edging up a residential and saw one of those big wasps grabbing onto a cicada barely able to fly in my direct path of the edger blade I didn't chop her up because I was stunned at her size. At first I thought it was a giant Japanese hornet but the coloration didn't match but by golly she was a big girl though!

@Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII 11 ай бұрын

That burrow! That was the same protrusion at the driveways edge! Oops, I spared her life but F'd up her home.

@eazypeezy6195 2 жыл бұрын

Have a few in my back yard. Seen a few of them come back from forging with a cicada, and drags it into their hole! Super cool!

@QEDOma 3 жыл бұрын

This summer while my friends and I were relaxing in the pool we heard this screaming buzzing noise come flying not so gracefully by us! It landed on a railing of the deck so me being kind of a bug fanatic ( I love dragonflies) I got closer. At first I couldn’t figure out what the heck it was except that it was definitely some kind of huge wasp. Then I realized it had a cicada under its belly! I’d never seen anything like it in my 60+ years! I started yelling at my friends to come look thinking it was a “killer wasp” we had heard about on Facebook so they of course didn’t want to get too close. I wish I had my camera ready because I feel like I could have gotten a fantastic picture of it. Can’t wait to see the next one, maybe next summer!

@AnimalFactFiles 3 жыл бұрын

We love dragonflies, too! That sounds like a really awesome experience and it's really cool you got to share it with your friends (even if they were a bit intimidated). Hopefully you'll see another soon!

@TheTraveler33 2 жыл бұрын

I was outside in my back yard when I was about 10 years old. One of these attacked a cicada in a tree close to where I was. They both hit the ground in front of me as the wasp was mounted on the back of the cicada stinging it. I STILL obviously remember it because it made an impression on me. When they were still up in the tree, it got my attention by the strange way the cicada was screeching. Which didn't sound normal. Then when they fell to the ground, I seen why. That's actually why I clicked on this video.

@ericstrong513 2 жыл бұрын

These are around my house when the annual cicadas start to show up. Have had as many as 20 wasps some years. A lot of people freak when they see them and kill them. Just let them fly around, they won't do squat unless you really mess with them. A neighbor has a hummingbird feeder, the wasps love to show up and buzz the deck. The wasps are so laid back sometimes he can get them to land on his hand. They make great pets, lol.

@jilligain3409 4 жыл бұрын

There was one at my hummingbird feeder this afternoon. I tried to get as close as possible w/o disturbing it trying to decide if it was a cicada killer or one of those murder hornets. And it got alil curious about me so it flew around checking me out. I stood there motionless & it finally went back to feeding at the hummingbird feeder. Pretty cool! Alil nerve racking but cool

@AnimalFactFiles 3 жыл бұрын

That would be quite the experience! Good on you for not freaking out (50/50 shot I would have 😅😅)

@onmysoul4821 4 жыл бұрын

these things have started showing up in my porch, im on a killing spree

@connieclay3342 Күн бұрын

Unfortunately I have had a whole backyard full of these swarming things for 3 years now. My lawn guy refuses to cut my grass when they are swarming. I've called exterminators but they still come back each summer. ☹️

@BlimeyT. 2 жыл бұрын

Thanku , I was wondering what that was digging in my front lawn.

@matt940 4 жыл бұрын

One of these was just chasing me in the backyard and it wasnt fun.

@princessolmeca2933 Жыл бұрын

I only know about these big bugs because they've found a home in a few of our hedges at CPCC, so it's not really possible to work around them. I'm glad to know they don't harm humans as opposed to other wasps.

@MuneShadow1 4 жыл бұрын

I have had one of those things land in my hair after getting in a scuffle with a cicada.

@txzombie8282 2 жыл бұрын

That's frigging *_TERRIFYING!_* I would freaked out like crazy, wet my pants & ran off screaming like a little girl.

@hellfire08 5 жыл бұрын

They made a nest right next to the entrance of my job. I killed about 6 big ass ones with wasp spray so far.

@kaisers.4988 4 жыл бұрын

1:45 Thats not a cicada killer. Thats a European Hornet.

@_THE_NUT_ 4 жыл бұрын

Good eye

@candysweeetz Жыл бұрын

When I moved in my house as a kid I was messing around on my fence and one of these guys flew at me super fast so I started running away but right as I turned my head it darted past me three inches from my face scared the crap outta me

@gailvin6895 3 жыл бұрын

Have had them for the first time over the last 10 days. We have had warm weather and garage door was covered with them. We cannot seem to locate the nest, looking around the ground under trees. How long will they be around? This is the northeast and colder weather arriving will that do away with them?

@AnimalFactFiles 3 жыл бұрын

Cold weather usually drives away most insects, so it's likely the same for wasps you might be seeing. However, if you're noticing places covered in them, that could suggest you have some social wasps hanging around which may not be cicada killers as these are solitary wasps. Then again maybe your garage door is just attractive to them! Either way, hope you're able to get things worked out, I'm sure that can be frustrating to deal with.

@gailvin6895 3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles Thank You. Hopefully first real frost will do away with it all.

@adamgriffin8009 4 жыл бұрын

These are scary looking but not aggressive at all. I actually don't know what you'd have to do to get one to actually sting you but it would have to be a lot. I treat yards for mosquitoes with a loud backpack sprayer and I've been in yards with hundreds with no stings.

@Jboogie_19 4 жыл бұрын

I literally found this in my front yard and I don’t even live near them

@jamesb1221222 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty laid back for what is essentially a big ass hornet. See em while camping in the mountains all the time, I spilled a beer next to the fire and one was all over it, then he started flying sideways lol.

@harrybarry2291 11 ай бұрын

Super cool. How would you like to be a living host to a wasp larvae ?

@_P0tat07_ 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve swung at these bastards with tennis rackets, golf clubs, fly swatters, etc. and I have never gotten stung by them. Not saying you should attack them, and I’m not saying they won’t attack you back, I’m just sharing my experience.

@kristopherfogelberg193 4 жыл бұрын

The biggest one of these I saw was the size of my hand with a cicada in its grasp i saw it burrow and drag it in that was in Corpus Christ Texas

@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563 3 жыл бұрын

BULLSHIT.

@rakim750 Жыл бұрын

Those wasps are terrifying and they are bigger than sn inch.

@oriraykai3610 Жыл бұрын

With a gestation cycle of 17 years for cicadas, those are very patient wasps to starve that long between meals.

@shawnkincheloesr5192 10 ай бұрын

Wow ! And those things can get to be as big as my thumb 😮 and as a kid, I often wondered why I would see them take off through the air with a cicada in it’s grasp 😳

@dr.zoidberg5096 3 жыл бұрын

Caught one of these and plan to put it on display. Talk about shaking like a leaf on a tree lol.

@AnimalFactFiles 3 жыл бұрын

Whew! You are far more courageous than I am!!!

@mixedhairless 3 жыл бұрын

Saw this in action today in NYC Central Park. Wasp carrying a cicada into its lair.. 🤯

@tinycrisps 5 жыл бұрын

oh nice i’ve seen one of those before carrying a cicada

@AnimalFactFiles 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! You're lucky!!

@berzerkbankie1342 2 жыл бұрын

Had one of these flying around us for a few days while building a pool last week (8/20/21) on the last day I saw it moving around funny. It caught a cicada. It was really cool. This happened on long island

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's quite the sighting!

@mackenzierivercasey6752 2 жыл бұрын

I've hung out with wild deer, wild rabbits on walks, I've ran into skunks, as a kid played with racoons, ran into coyotes....I've held bumble bees and spiders and garden snakes....NONE of them bothered me or tried to hurt me. THE ONLY animal that ever tried to hurt me was wasps! Numerous times and every time I was minding my own business lmfao! They SUCK! We don't have these types in southern Canada much though....just yellow jackets mostly. They sting repeatedly too! I've been stung at least five times in the course of my life. I've gotten used to it lol! It's so bad that I don't even yelp. I just flinch and keep walking away until they leave me alone. The more you swat, the more mean they get lol! You just have to take it.....little buggers lol! I am impressed with the homes they create though....gotta say!

@skyemckee5014 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video of a pelecinid wasp

@joshrobinson2409 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not really afraid of insects or wasps I even let yellow jackets land on me if they are curious they dont sting unless provoked so I just let them hang around to do their thing and they can fly off when ever they are ready

@abigailnorma775 4 жыл бұрын

I have sprinted into the road trying to get away from these. And I’d do it again.

@2high4this412 4 жыл бұрын

They can also decide whether they want a male or a female larvae

@AnimalFactFiles 4 жыл бұрын

That's right! It all has to do with how the eggs are (or aren't) fertilized.

@sbshiz40 6 ай бұрын

I see them all the time awesome to watch frfr

@timc333 3 жыл бұрын

In almost every case with most all bee's , the super aggressive ones are males , most species if not all the male's do not and can not sting , they have a proboscis that resembles a stinger but it is only used for reproduction , yes they can bite but can't sting , so the ones you run away from and then remember all summer were the males clearing their territories , and yes they can and most likely see you as a threat to their females . The more one learns the more fascinating they become . These Cicada killers are actually very very peaceful , just stay calm around them they will not bother you , if they want to check you out let them calmly , if you can't just very calmly and slowly get up and go inside at a slow walk , they will leave you alone . If you see a giant Asian or European hornet , same applies , except , protect your eyes , for real both can and will shoot venom at you , I had that experience with a giant European hornet that got inside my house , I knew to put on sunglasses for the fight otherwise it would have got me . Just a little knowledge and trivia .

@altonlynch5464 9 ай бұрын

I've been stung by one before, and it was very painful.

@apa7611 4 жыл бұрын

Messed up death for those other bugs!

@genericaccount4974 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure these are the giants we've been seeing in our backyard lately (June). We've a large circular plot of sand (used for leveling above ground pools), and banana trees. Saw a couple of them zipping around the yard this evening. Must have been 3 inches in length. Not really sure I went them here with a toddler and newborn about.

@rotoocold3444 2 жыл бұрын

They’re harmless to humans the males are aggressive but don’t have stingers and the females could care less about you but they have stingers

@heathenly_aesthetic7233 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting, indeed... I saw a small nest of wasps that looked a lot like these guys, only they made their nest inside a mailbox, in the form of a dirty spit ball with pockets. One of them landed on me while I was headed back inside, but it didn't sting. (Thankfully)

@babygoon25hrs 3 жыл бұрын

Where was these when i walked down the street today??? Like jeez i never ducked so many trees in my life💀

@andrewjones6693 3 жыл бұрын

I read up on these quite a few years ago when I first discovered them. The males do not have the capability to sting and spend most of their time looking for females. I used to sit in the middle of my rather dry yard and the males would perch on my knee or the end of my sneaker as a lookout post. When a female would fly by - off they went after her! I think 2021is a Cicada Brood X major emergence year here in New Jersey, USA, so maybe the Cicada Killers will be out in force too!

@AnimalFactFiles 3 жыл бұрын

Oh that sounds fun, though I think I would have a difficult time doing it! Good on you! And yes, it's a big brood this year in many areas, so it'll be interesting to see how that unfolds!

@BlackFlagHeathen Жыл бұрын

That’s so interesting how they don’t have a normal colony with a queen, workers, drones, etc. We had these guys nesting between our house and the neighbors’ house every year, so wrangling them was a team effort lol. Naturally us kids were terrified of them, we didn’t know they weren’t aggressive, unlike other wasp species.

@BrassBashers 2 жыл бұрын

"Pretty docile.." Umm from experience they love to make nests in golf holes.. And from friends account when they sting a person it feels like a golf ball hit you and hurts all day! I worked landscaping at a golf course and changed holes regularly. Black widows like to make nests underneath the aluminum golf cups as well. Maybe the cicada killers eat them?? Idk

@jorleonelescott755 2 жыл бұрын

The ones in my yard are aggressive. I cannot even have a smoke outside as they would swing by multiple times even if I just stand still. I have to walk a quarter mile from my house to have a smoke. Super annoying

@AreaThirteenThirteen 2 жыл бұрын

I remember my grandfather used to call them Hermit Hornets.

@9unslin9er 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, I find them kind of adorable compared to yellowjackets. I hate Cicadas, so this is a welcome species.

@phredl 2 жыл бұрын

I saw a Cicada Killer sting and eat the Cicada.Not much then flew off and left it on the ground.

@MrBownze 2 жыл бұрын

I was stung by one of these yesterday while I was mowing. There's about a dozen of them hanging out in a lilac bush. I knew they were there, I guess something triggered one. Stung on the top of my head. I can still feel it.

@AnimalFactFiles 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Hope your hand feels better!

@txzombie8282 2 жыл бұрын

Did you kick its ass after it stung you?

@bacardincrys 2 жыл бұрын

Every morning I have coffe and watch these thing bring back cicada after cicada to their little hole in the ground , I thought let me google this and see what’s going on down there.