Have you been hearing that loud buzzing outside this week? It is officially cicada season in Massachusetts, when male dogday cicadas (genus Neotibicen) take to the trees and start calling for mates. And when cicadas are active, cicada killer wasps are also active. These wasps, which feed only on cicadas, attract a lot of attention […]
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