Thursday, July 29, 2010

Cicada Killer Wasps

Why, in the card making world do we romanticize bugs and other critters? For two months each summer, my yard is plagued with cicada killer wasps.  They are not pretty, they look similar to yellow jackets but are much larger, nearly two inches in length, requiring their own runway strip.  Unlike our friends the gnomes, cicada killers are solitary so each female digs her own nest about six to ten inches deep leaving behind a big pile of dirt at her front door. The good news, if you can call it good, is that only the female can sting and they are usually very busy underground preparing cells in her burrow in which she will place one egg and one cicada insuring another generation of cicada killers for next year, oh goodie!  Of important note, the best way to get rid of these guys is with a baseball bat or a tennis racket. 

7 comments:

  1. This is cute Tammy,we do have a fascination with cute bugs and critters..:)

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  2. I am not a fan of bugs in the real world. In the crafting world they are much more cute, like the one on your card.

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  3. Tammy, your little bug is darling. Oh, so cute - and also the entire card! Great.
    Lynn

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  4. Very cute! Great colors!
    Congratulations on winning the TUIC challenge!

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  5. Love these bright colors for this sweet insect!! Super cute, Tammy!!

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  6. Oh...they sound nasty!! Glad your card is CUTE!!!

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  7. Cute card....does not look like a killer at all:)

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