Can anyone identify this hornet? (Page 4): I ment the gender. He He He .

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Ivey wrote:

As much as I've been in the woods and on the water I've never seen one of these things before. Biggests I've seen are the big red wasps. Had one of those sting me right between the eyes once, they payed.

I ment the gender. He He He .

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Ivey, that pic makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

That is as bad as walking up on a snake.

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

E.pa.al wrote:

Its a cicada killer,only the female have stingers

Al’s correct. They’re really intimidating but are rarely aggressive. They build nests underground, sting cicadas and lay eggs in them. Eggs hatch and the larvae eat the cicada’s internal contents.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

bknecht wrote:

Al’s correct. They’re really intimidating but are rarely aggressive. They build nests underground, sting cicadas and lay eggs in them. Eggs hatch and the larvae eat the cicada’s internal contents.

Underground nests? I'll have to keep an eye open for that, don't want these big suckers coming out while I'm mowing the grass.

agatemaggot Loc: iowa

Terry Wright wrote:

You really should take it to a State expert. If it is one of our Washington Killer Hornets, it is a big deal.

Looks like you are correct !

A Cicada killer maybe ?

Hank19 Loc: Northern Illinois

That’s a Murder Hornet and you need to report to wildlife services right away so they can try and locate the nest and destroy it.

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

CamT wrote:

Wd 40 melts their wings too, I've heard never tried it

I have and it works. Actually kills them pretty fast. I just did that yesterday. Working on an old dump truck and the signal light was full of em (yellow wasps). All I had was WD40 so I sprayed the light full of it and it killed them all in about a minute. Probably 20 or so in there.

Ridgerunner Loc: South Mississippi

Ivey wrote:

While I was taking the photo of the mushroom this guy buzzed me several times. icked up a stick and luckly knocked him out of the air. Mean looking dude about 1 1/2 " long.

It is a cicada wasp.

zenovi Loc: philadelphia

Looks like an Eastern cicada killer. Look on the internet and see pictures.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

zenovi wrote:

Looks like an Eastern cicada killer. Look on the internet and see pictures.

See page 2of this thread.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

The problem with some of those is finding the nest, which in many cases is in the ground. What my Dad used to do back in the 1950s is catch a few Yellow Jackets and Hornets and put in a quart jar. Then he would put in some Chlordane pesticide and shake them around. The pesticide would stick to the fine hairs on the bees and then he would let them loose. They would take off and eventually fly back to where ever the nest is and it would kill off the whole hive.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Ivey wrote:

Way to big for a yellow jacket

Yep they spotted them up around Blaine Washington. State trying to put small trackers on them to find the nests. Don't know why they didn't try to do what my Dad did in the past? I guess not technical enough?

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

Kerry Hansen wrote:

The problem with some of those is finding the nest, which in many cases is in the ground. What my Dad used to do back in the 1950s is catch a few Yellow Jackets and Hornets and put in a quart jar. Then he would put in some Chlordane pesticide and shake them around. The pesticide would stick to the fine hairs on the bees and then he would let them loose. They would take off and eventually fly back to where ever the nest is and it would kill off the whole hive.

Now that is a very clever idea! Your dad was brilliant!

fishinphil

i would try to get hold of the right folks to check the area for these as they are proving to be a lethal threat to humans...not sure what department that would be but keep the carcass as proof too.

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

Never seen one that long or big!!
Glad you didn't get stung Have a great Holiday
Andy