Title: Cicada Killer wasp Contact: Carlyn Iverson Description: A cicada being carried off by the Cicada Killer wasp. The wasp is very large, hunting cicadas to be used as a food supply for the wasp larvae. The wasp stings the cicada, paralyzing the insect and then carries it to an underground burrow. The cicada is placed into the burrow with a wasp egg that will hatch and then burrow into the cicada for nutrients as it grows. Keywords: Cicada killer wasp, cicada, wasp, burrow Media: Color Categories: Nature Subject(s): Animal, Entomology, Invertebrates, Editorial Displaying image 157 of 2587. Gallery of Absolute Science Email Carlyn Iverson about this image. Copyright 2009 Iverson. This image is available for reuse purchase. Please review the Comp. Usage Agreement before downloading this image. To email this image to someone else, copy and paste this address: http://www.science-art.com/image.asp?id=4242&m=0