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Cicada killer transporting a cicada.
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Author:  Dirt Doctor [ Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Cicada killer transporting a cicada.

Photo from a listener. The wasps cannot take off from the ground because of the size of the prey. They climb up, push off and fly as far as they can and then do it again until they reach the hole in the ground where the nest is.

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Author:  northwesterner [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cicada killer transporting a cicada.

I have photos of other stages of the life cycle, but I never could catch them carrying cicadas. This is a lucky shot!

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