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Is this a western cicada killer

04-12-2022 10:09PM

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van_beano

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Found this little hero in the house, is it a western cicada killer?

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#2 04-12-2022 10:16PM

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Vespula vulgaris

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#3 04-12-2022 10:19PM

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Thanks Jim, found it very strange finding it this time of the year.

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#4 04-12-2022 10:20PM

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Looking for somewhere to overwinter

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#5 04-12-2022 10:23PM

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It has found my front garden now after stinging my 9 year old

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#6 04-12-2022 10:25PM

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the western cicada killer doesn't appear to occur in europe anyway.

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#7 04-12-2022 10:36PM

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A Google search says they’re in Mexico, Central and Western America. The pattern on its back looked similar to the Western Cicada Killer from another Google search, it was quite big aswell, didn’t think it was a wasp due to the time of year.

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