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• n  large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas

• Sphecius speciosis

News & Articles

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• An increase of large wasps spotted
  The warm weather brings out all type of insects during the summer. But there is a buzz this year, because wasps we're seeing are a little larger than usual. Cicada killer wasps are both terrorizing people in southeastern North Carolina this summer.  
  Aug. 8, 2013 - WECT 6 Wilmington