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Is this a western cicada killer

van_beano · 2022-12-04 22:09:32

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

04-12-2022 11:09PM

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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 11:16PM

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Vespula vulgaris

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#3 04-12-2022 11:19PM

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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 11:20PM

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Looking for somewhere to overwinter

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#5 04-12-2022 11:23PM

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

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

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#7 04-12-2022 11:36PM

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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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