Cicada killers are large ... the main difference lies in classification and appearance: Hornets are a specific type of wasp under the genus Vespa, making them larger and more robust than typical ...

We are starting to see the most impressive wasp found in Ohio. Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus) are large, solitary wasps. The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America.

Solitary wasps, like mud daubers and cicada killers, hunt specific prey such as spiders or cicadas to store for their larvae.

While beautiful to look at through a microscope, these tiny wasps are also killers of the most resourceful kind. When we think of wasps we tend to imagine a yellow and black striped insect with a ...