State warns of 'cicada-killer' wasps with a terrifying way of subduing their prey

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  2. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    I dont think Cicadas read trucker forums
    Maybe they have facebook oage
     
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  3. Chinatown

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    One male Cicada said his uncle was eaten by wasps during WW2.
     
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  5. Flat Earth Trucker

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    "In fact, only female Cicada Killers hunt down the insects, and they do so to feed their young.

    These femme fatales capture cicadas in flight, according to the Smithsonian. The wasp then stings the cicada, which becomes paralyzed by the wasp's venom. This allows the wasp’s young to feed on the cicada while it is still alive."

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    Cicada Killer wasp holding into a cicada.


    Looks like nature's version of the IRS. :biggrin_1square5:
     
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