Cicada Killer Wasps, also known as Sphecius speciosus ... "An egg is laid on the live paralyzed cicada(s) which hatches into a wasp larva. The larva then consumes the live insects and overwinters." ...

Meal complete. During the fall, the larva spins a silken case, shrinks, and prepares to overwinter. Cicada killers have only a single generation per year. Like other solitary wasps with no large ...

The Cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in the United States ... sealing their young in with their prey. The larvae typically hatch in 2 to 3 days, and eat the cicadas while they’re ...

I received a text the other day from my neighbor about a killer in our neighborhood. Immediately I was on alert and wanted to know more. After all, it’s not every day that a killer is ...

The cicada killer is a ground-dwelling wasp. Females are larger than the males ... After eating, the larva changes into a pupa, then metamorphose into the adult wasp and leave the nest chamber.