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		quercusa on Jan 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Periodical cicada Brood X will emerge in 15 states... And they are hunted by huge Cicada-Killer Wasps which sting them and fly off with them to bury them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius_speciosus

echelon on Jan 21, 2021 [–]

Very cool. I don't think we have these in Georgia, but it looks like these are widespread.

Evolutionary niches are awesome.

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