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Eastern cicada killer

Sphecius speciosus

Oor die naam: It is named for its habit of hunting cicadas, which it uses to feed its young.1

OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.

Bye, wespe & perdebye

StekeEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The eastern cicada killer is a large wasp that hunts cicadas, the loud insects that buzz in summer trees. It lives in the Eastern and Midwest United States and further south into Mexico and Central America. Females are not aggressive and rarely sting, so the sight of them flying over lawns is usually harmless.1

Leef in

Eastern and Midwest United States, south into Mexico and Central America1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

It digs nests in well-drained, sandy to loose clay soil, such as bare or grassy banks, berms and hills. People often meet it next to raised sidewalks, driveways and patio slabs, and in planters, window boxes, flower beds or under shrubs in full sun.1

Lengte

1,5 cm tot 5 cm (0,6 in tot 2 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 39 km/h (24 mph)

Vlieënd, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Females catch cicadas and paralyse them with a sting, then carry them to their burrows as food for their young. Adults also feed on flower nectar and plant sap.1

Foto van Eastern cicada killer — Eastern cicada killer. Foto: Judy Gallagher. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Large, at 1.5 to 5.0 cm long1
Hairy thorax with reddish and black areas1
Black to reddish brown abdomen marked with light yellow stripes1
Brownish wings1
Females are somewhat larger than males1

Word dikwels verwar met: Its colours resemble some yellowjacket and hornet species, and European hornets are often mistaken for it. European hornets are about 3.5 cm long, so they are smaller than the largest cicada killers.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The female's sting paralyses cicadas so that they can be stored as food for the young.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

Females are not aggressive and rarely sting unless they are grasped roughly, stepped on with bare feet, or caught in clothing. One author who was stung said the sting felt like not much more than a pinprick. Males cannot sting.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Females sting only if handled roughly. Males may jab with a sharp spine on the tip of the abdomen if handled roughly, but they usually fly away when swatted at.1

As dit steek

Skraap 'n byangel uit en koel die plek af.
As die persoon sukkel om asem te haal, die gesig of keel swel, of hy voel flou, is dit 'n allergiese noodgeval: bel jou noodnommer en gebruik sy adrenalienpen (outo-inspuiter) as hy een het.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

korter as jou pinkiekan in 9,7 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot is Eastern cicada killer in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

Eastern cicada killer omtrent 39 km/h (24 mph)

'n Motor in die dorp omtrent 50 km/h (31 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

A female often carries a cicada up into a tree before flying to her burrow, because the cicada can weigh more than twice as much as she does.1

Males are seen in groups and may lock together in midair combat until one breaks away.1

Cicada killers may help trees by reducing the number of cicadas that feed on them.1

The parasitic velvet ant wasp, also called the cow-killer wasp, often lays its egg in cicada killer nest cells.1

A single burrow may eventually have 10 or more nest cells.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Male cicada killers are dangerous and will sting people.

Waarheid: Males only grapple with other insects and cannot sting. They investigate things that move near them because they are looking for females.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Sphecius speciosus
Groep: Bye, wespe & perdebye
Familie: Crabronidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: Each female lays one egg on a cicada inside a nest cell, and the egg hatches in one or two days. Males receive one cicada per egg and females receive two or sometimes three.1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Sphecius speciosus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Sphecius speciosus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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