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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; CIcada Killer Wasps</title>
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		<title>Cicada Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/29/cicada-killer-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big waspy stingy looking bug
August 28, 2009
Hi &#8216;bugman&#8217;,
While taking my kids to a nearby beach on Lake Erie, we came across many ground burrows of these &#8220;Big waspy stingy looking bugs&#8221;, as my 8 year twins called them. I think they may be some type of Scoliid wasps, judging from the pictures on your site. [...]


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		<title>Cicada Killer and Prey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another cicada killer
August 12, 2009
My technique for getting interesting photos is to NEVER leave the house without a camera slung around my neck. I don&#8217;t always get excellent results, but at least I do get a lot of shots.
This cicada killer was buzzing around the neighborhood and I was able to follow it to [...]


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		<title>Cicada Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/12/cicada-killer-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[inch-long flying, burrowing insect
August 12, 2009
we came outside to find a huge mound of dirt between my flagstones. I couldnt imagine what made this. Later in the day I saw the insect. It has wings and six orange legs, antenna, yellow stripes around it&#8217;s black body in the back. It was burrowing this hole. Digging [...]


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		<title>Cicada Killer:  Dead from Unknown Causes</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/10/cicada-killer-dead-from-unknown-causes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s this bug??
August 10, 2009
Hi,
I&#8217;m wondering what kind of bug this is. My parents have them burrowing in the sand/dirt on between the sections of their cement driveway. This is the first they&#8217;ve seen these bugs and we&#8217;re all very curious to what it is. The look like a huge wasp. Unfortunately the bug in [...]


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		<title>Cicada Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/09/cicada-killer-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cicada Killer Wasp
August 9, 2009
Thank you for your very informative website. I recently moved to the country in North Texas and am in awe of the wide variety of insects here. Since I never kill any living thing that is not a threat I have been watching these interesting insects flying around my deck for [...]


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		<title>Cicada Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/07/cicada-killer-18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cicada Killer Wasp?
August 6, 2009
These wasps like to rest on the walking trail and just fly a few feet away when a walker passes. There are only a few.
KaeruSr
East Windsor, CT
Dear KaeruSr,
You are correct.  This is a Cicada Killer





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		<title>Cicada Killer and Prey</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/05/cicada-killer-and-prey-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cicada Killer
August 5, 2009
Hello 
I recently found this interesting wasp looking bug hanging from my balcony holding a cicada. Normally, I would not have known what the heck was going on here (some kind of inter-species fling??) But just that morning, I had read an article in the local newsletter about these interesting bugs, and [...]


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		<title>Cicada Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/20/cicada-killer-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ground Wasps (?)
July 20, 2009
These insects have moved into my patio area, nesting in the ground under and around my ivy. They are about two inches long, and are quite agressive. Can you help identify them?
Allergic &#38; Afraid
Indiana
Dear Allergic and Afraid,
This is a Cicada Killer Wasp.  They are large and they are scary and they [...]


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		<title>Cicada Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/18/cicada-killer-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wasp/bee-like fly?
July 17, 2009
Hi &#8211; my back porch has been taken over by a dozen or so of these large (an inch in length, at least) flying insects since June. They hover a bit, and fly around a single spot, landing occasionally. They seem to fight/try to mate a lot; I&#8217;ve found a dead one [...]


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		<title>Cicada Killer:  Harbinger of Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/15/cicada-killer-harbinger-of-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What in the world is this???? Flying insect
July 15, 2009
Hi, this flying insect was found in Central Florida in July of 09. It is about 1 1/2 inches long, looks somewhat like a wasp but it burrows into the ground. Apparently it seems to be somewhat aggressive as well. Please help!
Jennifer
Central Florida
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for submitting [...]


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