Cicada killer wasp

Found in well-drained, sandy soils and lawns exposed to full sun where cicadas are abundant.

Adults feed on flower nectar and tree sap, while larvae consume paralyzed cicadas provided by the mother.

Solitary wasps that dig ground burrows. Males are aggressive and territorial but lack stingers.

Generally harmless to humans as females rarely sting unless handled; they naturally control cicada populations.