Female killer wasps are not aggressive, but do have painful stings which they will utilize if they feel threatened. Killer cicada wasps are solitary, but can appear in large enough numbers that ...

Male cicadas make a high-pitched buzzing sound to attract female cicadas. Once a female cicada is attracted, they mate. The female cicada then lays her eggs on the branches of trees. Six to 10 ...

The cicada life cycle has three stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Female cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs divided among dozens of sites—generally in twigs and branches. After six to 10 weeks ...

The male cicada produces the buzzing sound to attract prospective females for a treetop rendezvous. After the lofty encounter, the female cicada moves to another tree to find small dead twigs ...

Each cell is furnished with at least one cicada (sometimes two or three) and a single egg before being sealed off. Female eggs are provisioned with two or three cicadas while males only get one.