Cicada killer wasp in action making it’s nest. 🎬Video description: an large wasp-like insect digging a nest into the ground. #CicadaKillerWasp #Insects #SmithsonianGardens #DCGardens #PublicGardens | Smithsonian Gardens

Cicada killer wasp in nest-building action! Despite being one of the largest wasps in North America these giants are harmless to humans. Their only priority is mating, digging a nest, and provide food for their babies. Females will dig about a 10 inch tunnel with a cavity at the end large enough for 2-3 cicadas. After stinging and paralyzing unsuspecting cicadas, she drags them back to her nest, lays one egg with her prey, then seals the chamber leaving her offspring to hatch and feast on the wa

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