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Originally Posted by Bryans951 View Post
I have a bunch of those on one side of my yard. I always seem to be pushing the mowed while they are buzzing around. Never been aggressive towards me.
They stuff their prey in the hole with their eggs. The larvae feed on it till spring. Sure would hate to be a cicada.
Yeah, according to Wikipedia, the males can't sting at all and the females only sting if "handled roughly". Evidently, you can pick these things up and they won't necessarily sting you. I wasn't about to test that theory.
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