Cicada killers — also known as ground diggers — are large wasps that live in burrows underground. Despite their incredible ...

Although they aren't problematic to people or property the vast majority of the time, there is another breed of insect that most certainly poses a threat to them, the aptly named cicada killer wasp.

We are starting to see the most impressive wasp found in Ohio. Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus) are large, solitary wasps. The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America.