Homeowners, golfers and picnickers often becoe frightened when in close proximity to Giant Cicada Killers. All four yellowish wings are held straight out when at rest, which is in contrast to most other wasps which fold their wings along their body. All six legs are brightly colored an orangish-red. Most of the head and parts of the thorax are a dull red (see Fig. Cicada Killer Wasps have a thick-waisted black body that is striped with yellow across the middle section (thorax) and the first three segments of the rear section (abdomen). Both sexes are strikingly colored black, red and yellow which is similar to the warning coloration of common social wasps like yellow jackets which do possess painful stingers. The adults range in size from 1½ to 1¾ inches in length for females and about 1 to 1¼ inches for males. Identification of this insect is fairly easy just judging on size alone.
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