Large, sturdy, robust, but above all, beautiful! This wasp is one of my personal favorites. I went ahead and took a few stings in my forearm from this female Eastern Cicada Killer (Sphecius speciosus). This may come as a surprise to many, but the venom delivered from this species is on par with most paper wasp stings, in my personal opinion of course. Eastern Cicada Killers specifically use their venom to paralyze cicadas. For this reason, these large wasps have no interest in going after and stinging people. They’re on a mission to only sting cicadas. This is personally why I believe their venom is so weak. It’s only use is for incapacitating cicadas, not for defending themselves. Only by the use of deliberate force will the Eastern Cicada Killer sting you. So to all of those who may be afraid by their intimidating size, they much rather conserve their venom strictly for cicadas only! *Hand drawn stickers added to my store’s website for purchase via link in bio! Please subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven’t already by clicking the YouTube icon in my bio!*
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