The cicada killer wasp is emerging from their underground habitats in Kentucky, usually showing up around July or August, reported by Fox56. The insects are larger than a normal wasp, with the ...

Cicada killer wasps are not harmful to humans. Unlike yellowjackets, cicada killers prefer to go it alone. They don’t live in large nests, which gives them little to defend, Larson said.

They’re solitary. Other wasps often live in large colonies, but cicada killers keep to themselves -- one nest, one wasp. They do, however, live near each other.

A massive wasp resurfaces, reviving fears and fascination with one of nature’s most intimidating predators.

Large yellow and black wasps almost the size of a human thumb will soon be flying around the late Kentucky summer, hunting for cicadas. The cicada killer wasp is often mistaken for the so-called ...

Move over, cicadas; there’s a new pest in town, and it’s a cold-blooded killer. The giant Sphecius speciosus, commonly known ...

BLUE ASH, Ohio (Gray News) - A driver crashed after a cicada flew into their car, startling them and causing them to veer off the road and into a pole, according to police.

The cicada invasion, which occurs every 17 years, has already wreaked havoc on the Cincinnati area, as the loud-screeching bugs have infiltrated neighborhoods, parks, and even Kings Island.

The cicada in question — who got away before he or she could be taken in to account for the reckless endangerment — caused a car crash after flying in through the unsuspecting victim’s window.