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Just the other day, I visited a home that had nests with burrows in a landscaped area with wasps flying about. The wasps are cicada killer wasps. Wendi Hartup, Area Natural Resources Extension Agent, in Forsyth and Stokes Counties wrote a great article, Watch Out for the Cicada Killer!
Cicada Killer Wasp
Cicada Killer Wasp Nest
An interesting note, the next day, a person dropped off a bug to be identified. It was a Velvet Ant. The Velvet Ant is actually a wasp. Most species of velvet ants are parasites of other bees including the Cicada Killer. Now what are the chances??? Maybe I should introduce these two individuals.
