yuck, but thanks for the information.
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Clay Nichols wrote:
> The wasp is known as a Cicada Killer (CK). Most wasps are parasitic. The
> female CK will go and find a cicada and sting the cicada. This causes
> paralysis in the cicada. The momma wasp will then grab the cicada and half
> fly and half glide to the ground. If not at her nest, she will climb a tree
> with the cicada in her grasp then half fly and half glide to the ground.
> Repeat as necessary until she reachers her nest in the ground. The cicada
> will then be put in a separate chamber from the other cicadas already there.
> She will lay one egg on the cicada and seal the chamber. The cicada in its
> zombie-like state will be the food for the developing CK larva.
>
>>>> John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> 9/4/2009 9:35 AM >>>
> I once saw a cicada on it's back being stung by a big wasp..... I hate
> wasps.......I think there is a specific type of wasp that goes after the
> cicada.
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> Clay Nichols wrote:
>> Cicadas on the ground usually mean that they are in the process of checking
>> out and/or that they will become a meal real soon. After the periodic mass
>> emergences that Charlie spoke of, so many cicadas die off at one time that
>> their decaying bodies become a significant source of fertilizer for the host
>> tree; carcasses piled up inches deep. You still might be able to go out to
>> your local tree/bush around dusk/dark and watch a cicada climb the tree,
>> split its casing (ecdysis), crawl out, hang upside down for a while, then
>> pull itself right side up the pump up its beautifully translucent wings. A
>> great evening out in your yard with your camera and maybe your favorite
>> beverage.
>> Clay
>> PS I ain't summer with out the deafing buzz.
>>
>>>>> "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 09/03/09 1:22 PM >>>
>> That seems to be the consensus.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Donald" <d1956m198d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"
>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Noisy Insect
>>
>>
>>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> I came across this noisy insect on my way to the mail box this morning.
>>>> I have not yet established his identity. Can anyone help identify this
>>>> fellow? I should have stopped down further, but he was not cooperative.
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Noisy+Insect.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> Feedback appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> Cicada?
>>>
>>> D.
>>>
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