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Landed fatally on a porch chair.....   | ||
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A Grateful American |
Cicada killer "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Thank you Very little |
SIL recently dug up back yard, put in large patio area, maybe they disturbed a nest.... | |||
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Holy Moses!!!! Because son, it is what you are supposed to do. | |||
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Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
cicada killer _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
I found one just like that in the bed of my truck and, yeah, we've got cicadas by the bushel full. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
They kill cicadas and only sting humans that try to handle them so they're A-OK in my book. They don't just kill cicadas, they go old testament on them:
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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They're back digging their tunnels in our lawn. I still have some .30-06 M1 approved ammo and an M1. Chief Martin Brody and Walt Kowalski would approve. ____________________ | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive.  |
Cessna class, I think. Can't make out the tail number. | |||
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Optimistic Cynic |
We're going to have a whole shit load of these in July 2022. I'm stocking up on 8 shot 12 ga rounds, the Bug A-Salt isn't going to cut it! | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
What, like a convention? The Ramada Inn and Convention Center is out of A's for their sign, so it's gonna say "Welcome, Enormous Wisps!" | |||
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| I can't tell if I'm tired, or just lazy  |
I noticed a bunch of these feeding on some sap oozing from one of my elm trees. Didn't know what they were so I walked down for a closer look. Biggest wasps I'd ever seen. I had just read an article about the 'Murder Hornets' and thought these might be them, but Google said what Sigmonkey said, that they were Cicada Killers. They are non-aggressive, which is good.  _____________________________ "The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin | |||
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Are these the guys that dig thumb size holes in your lawn with large piles of dirt/sand at the entrance of their burrow ?? Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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If I saw those flying around my yard I'd get out my 410, might provide an extra bit of practice for Skeet and I have a couple of flats or reloaded #9 410 on hand at all times. One big plus for 410 is it's cheap to reload. BTW, I've also tested some 3/4 ounce 12 gauge loads but they use 50% more lead per load and shot is not cheap. I've stopped counting. | |||
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| St. Vitus Dance Instructor  |
I had a bumper crop of them last summer in the front yard, about 10 to 12 holes in the ground. They would fly by me within 6 inches but not be aggressive. Talked to my exterminator friend and he said to leave them alone and they won't bother you and he was correct. This year I did not see one. | |||
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I took a vacation to stay at my Mothers (post op) a few years ago and while she was sleeping one afternoon, I went out in her back yard and found a dozen or so tunnels, saw a few wasps, but none toting a cicadia, interestingly, there were some velvet ants in the same area, which made me glad I was wearing shoes, https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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| A Grateful American |
Cow Killers (wingless wasp) My youngest stepped on one many years ago out in the horse pasture, 'bout lost her mind from pain.  "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Non-Miscreant |
One of the few critters that hasn't stung or bit me. Thank Gawd. The state should require them to obtain a concealed carry license for that stinger. Unhappy ammo seeker | |||
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"How Serious Are Eastern Cicada Killer Wasps? Will They Sting? With an average size of one and a half inches long, an eastern cicada killer wasp looks very menacing and scary. However, they are relatively non-aggressive and are not likely to sting unless given no option but to defend themselves. Males are territorial and will dive-bomb if provoked, but they cannot sting. Females have stingers, but don’t defend the nest as aggressively as males. Their stings produce a very mild venom that is far less painful than the sting of many social wasps, like yellow jackets. Panic Inducing The perceived danger of the cicada killers, while exaggerated, is a real issue that homeowners and managers of public places must consider. These insects look vicious and dangerous, so people will describe seeing a cicada killer in terms like, “the biggest yellow jacket I’ve ever seen in my life!” Therefore, control is sometimes necessary." https://www.orkin.com/stinging...n-cicada-killer-wasp ____________________ | |||
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