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cidada killer wasp
Jul 3, 2020 10:53:37   #
tinusbum Loc: east texas
 
i noticed a couple a few days ago,so i shot this one,this morning there is about 10 of them buzzing around.must be males.


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Jul 3, 2020 11:56:10   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
tinusbum wrote:
i noticed a couple a few days ago,so i shot this one,this morning there is about 10 of them buzzing around.must be males.


Nice shot, interesting subject. Photogenic.
Haven't seen them here yet. There are two or three every year under the sidewalk in front of the condo. This year I have a remote, so I should get some good closeup shots of one digging and stocking the burrow.
A FYI.
The males emerge first.
They swarm over the site, awaiting the emergence of a female.
Then a free for all. She emerges and is mobbed. One male wins, and mates, the rest?
The males are about half the female in weight. I wonder if they stock one cicada for male, two for female?
Anyone have any idea?
Bill

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Jul 3, 2020 14:42:09   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Very nicely done.

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Jul 4, 2020 07:57:48   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
👍! Besides their behavior, as described by Bill, the orange markings on the abdomen are also an indicator of males.

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Jul 4, 2020 11:19:55   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Way cool..! Great pinpoint sharp focus and highly detailed.

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Jul 4, 2020 11:49:09   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
tinusbum wrote:
i noticed a couple a few days ago,so i shot this one,this morning there is about 10 of them buzzing around.must be males.


To answer my own question, I dug deeper.
Yes, one cicada for male, two cicadas for a female.
Bill

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Jul 4, 2020 12:44:10   #
EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England
 
Nice shots, a very handsome insect.

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