Cicada killer wasp

[ruxCYtable]

Was walking the dogs last night and a giant wasp-type thing flew right over my head. It was so big I thought it was small bird until I saw the the black & yellow markings and its giant frickin' stinger hanging down. I came across it again when I got home, it looked like it was building a nest in the ground. I looked online and I THINK it was a cicada killer wasp. Fortunately, I read they are not real aggressive toward humans. Anyone else had a similar experience with one of these big boys?

 

[CLONECONES]

i h8 bugz

 

[klamath632]

Was walking the dogs last night and a giant wasp-type thing flew right over my head. It was so big I thought it was small bird until I saw the the black & yellow markings and its giant frickin' stinger hanging down. I came across it again when I got home, it looked like it was building a nest in the ground. I looked online and I THINK it was a cicada killer wasp. Fortunately, I read they are not real aggressive toward humans. Anyone else had a similar experience with one of these big boys?

My daughter's 10U softball team had a practice on a field that was infested with these things. The girls were nervous, but practiced like champs with these things buzzing around them. There were about five of them floating around the infield, and the holes for their nests were plainly visible throughout the infield.

 

[3TrueFans]

It's more afraid of you than you are of it.

 

[Tri4Cy]

Was walking the dogs last night and a giant wasp-type thing flew right over my head. It was so big I thought it was small bird until I saw the the black & yellow markings and its giant frickin' stinger hanging down. I came across it again when I got home, it looked like it was building a nest in the ground. I looked online and I THINK it was a cicada killer wasp. Fortunately, I read they are not real aggressive toward humans. Anyone else had a similar experience with one of these big boys?

I follow an Iowa Outdoors forum and someone posted some pics on there with these beasts. They were pretty impressive. The damn thing was hauling a big *** cicada back to it's lair!!

 

[RayShimley]

Was walking the dogs last night and a giant wasp-type thing flew right over my head. It was so big I thought it was small bird until I saw the the black & yellow markings and its giant frickin' stinger hanging down. I came across it again when I got home, it looked like it was building a nest in the ground. I looked online and I THINK it was a cicada killer wasp. Fortunately, I read they are not real aggressive toward humans. Anyone else had a similar experience with one of these big boys?

There have been a couple of males living in my backyard for the past couple years. They are almost always buzzing around in the backyard, but haven't had any issues with them bothering humans or our dogs.

 

[Mr Janny]

Was walking the dogs last night and a giant wasp-type thing flew right over my head. It was so big I thought it was small bird until I saw the the black & yellow markings and its giant frickin' stinger hanging down. I came across it again when I got home, it looked like it was building a nest in the ground. I looked online and I THINK it was a cicada killer wasp. Fortunately, I read they are not real aggressive toward humans. Anyone else had a similar experience with one of these big boys?

I've run into those before. It's kind of neat to see them when they're actually carrying a dead cicada. They can barely fly, and move really slow. They're absolutely giant though. If one decided to sting you on the arm, it might just poke a hole all the way through!

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Was walking the dogs last night and a giant wasp-type thing flew right over my head. It was so big I thought it was small bird until I saw the the black & yellow markings and its giant frickin' stinger hanging down. I came across it again when I got home, it looked like it was building a nest in the ground. I looked online and I THINK it was a cicada killer wasp. Fortunately, I read they are not real aggressive toward humans. Anyone else had a similar experience with one of these big boys?

These people have http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/off-topic/151512-cicada-killer-wasps-up-close.html

 

[chuckd4735]

They are intimidating as hell, especially when they are carrying a Cicada. That being said, they are harmless.

 

[3TrueFans]

I suppose I didn't account for the fact that the OP might be a cicada.

 

[chuckd4735]

It's more afraid of you than you are of it.

I don't think they are afraid of anything. They mess with my dog all the time and they have had no problem buzzing around me. I feel like they know how intimidating they are and they almost mess with you for fun.

 

[longtimeclone]

I don't think they are afraid of anything. They mess with my dog all the time and they have had no problem buzzing around me. I feel like they know how intimidating they are and they almost mess with you for fun.

Sort of like a Cicada killer wasp troll

 

[3TrueFans]

I don't think they are afraid of anything. They mess with my dog all the time and they have had no problem buzzing around me. I feel like they know how intimidating they are and they almost mess with you for fun.

That's just what you're supposed to say when people are scared of things like that I think.

 

[chuckd4735]

That's just what you're supposed to say when people are scared of things like that I think.

I ******* hate bees. These things defiantly make me uncomfortable even though I know they wont do anything...

 

[3TrueFans]

I ******* hate bees. These things defiantly make me uncomfortable even though I know they wont do anything...

I have a completely unnatural fear of bees, so I definitely understand.

 

[tm3308]

That's just what you're supposed to say when people are scared of things like that I think.

This. It's just crap we say to make ourselves feel safe.

 

[cloneswereall]

I hate those damn things. If I'm smoking, and one of them comes near me, I'm off like the devil is behind me. I cannot stand bugs. They're creepy.

 

[JWIL4CY]

I had one in my garage one morning last week as I was heading to work. It was flying all around hitting the walls and I also thought it was a small bird at first. I'm man enough to admit that I was terrified of it.

 

[chuckd4735]

I had one in my garage one morning last week as I was heading to work. It was flying all around hitting the walls and I also thought it was a small bird at first. I'm man enough to admit that I was terrified of it.

We have a bay window in our living room, and those things always make me jump when they smack against it. Its funny, it not like they hit it once and give up, they go back at it like 4 or 5 times in a row like they think they will bust through.

 

[3TrueFans]

I hate those damn things. If I'm smoking, and one of them comes near me, I'm off like the devil is behind me. I cannot stand bugs. They're creepy.

You can take solace in the fact that the smoking will kill you long before a cicada wasp will.