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As big as the snoot
Fuck
Nope
Update: this is actually a cicada Killer. A fucknope-Wasp , but of the Crabronidae family
FP Edit: Glad to see my backyard horror has been enjoyed by everyone. Thanks to @fishgill for taking the photos
missmuffingtop
Krys90805
Can you post that again with a banana for scale ? Let's be rigorous :)
inyourheadunderyourskin
Don't let him see your face, they broadcast their hate vision back to the other wasps
BagulTheSalty
Do they hurt people? Or just other insects?
TheshipwreckoftheMinotaur
12missafew99100
Bee afraid
acgschmuck
Cicada Killers won't fuck with you, they're like Bees and don't fuck with unless fucked with.
GrandpaRossysOldManDongs
I think that one was fucked with.
rmacrit
Isn't that a cicada killer?
Delaroc
Yes. Updated post
ashipthatshipsshippingships
"if I ever get out of this thing, I swear to God I will fuck up everything you hold dear in life." -murder wasp
ProductivityCanSuckIt
As an entomologist, I think thats a 'cicada killer' and not a demure mud wasp: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius_speciosus
Delaroc
Can Confirm. Wife looked it up just a few minutes ago
Legosinthedark
Fellow entomologist high five!
ihavesomuchdawwtogive
I was going to say something like that, though, I am not an entimologist, just a guy with loads of these dicks in my backyard.
WaitWhatNope
When you kill these fuckers they release pheromones and there fucking friends or wife shows up. It happened to me once trust me.
PJAngele
Yep. And their stings feel like a fucking tetanus shot
muhvitus
Tetanus shot didnt bother me at all
osured2
Their*
MechaMaster20
ShepskyHuskherd
God I love this. Best +1 I've ever given.
ScentOfMental
Stuporman94
Are they native to the North East US? I encountered something similar to this. Thing was bigger than a pack of newport 100s.
Delaroc
This brand is in Texas, but yes they are also all along the eastern part of the US
GrandpaRossysOldManDongs
I've seen them a few times in IL.
CaitheRaith
I need my epi-pen just looking at this demon.
IUpvoteCatsAndArtPosts
Shake the bottle really hard now
Jacob5fingers
Is mud wasp a regional name? I've only ever seen them called cicada killers
DomoKun
I had one digging holes in my yard, filled hole with a bit of gas and lit it, the demon actually screamed, a bit unsettling...
LearningOnImgur
He wasnt screaming, he was chanting. Preparing to go home
Delaroc
Good god
dancfontaine
It was probably the same kind of screaming lobsters make when you boil them, it's just gas being released they're not really screaming
ShepskyHuskherd
Want to come to my party later? You seem like you would be super fun...
hashtaggobucks
This would honestly make me feel better if this was the discussion at a party... gotta be a weird time if you're into torturing animals
Tripperboy1987
My dad likes to stick guns down their ground dwellings and scream " 'MURICA!" as he pulls the trigger
Sionas
In a side note, I heard mud wasps are quite good at killing spiders. So probably not a bad insect to let go if you got too many.
pointsForNothing
I accidentially clicked the image and it filled the whole screen. Scaries!
selfring
Nice post, thank you!
ComeOnManYouHadOneJobToDo
Aw, poor thing. Let it go @op, they are pretty docile.
austinwizardforhire
cryptidofthewood
RiverBear
Pupper snoot for scale.
keyserv
"Release....meeeee...."
nosamason
bigian77
"What do you want from us?" "Diiiiiiiieeeeeeee...."
nkaffine
This scene was just happening as I read this. Marvelous
spacecatts
Same
KingKon
"Releaaaase my body!"
TheRatPrince
"....no peeaace....."
DoctorWhoFarted
No, it's a WASP. It would say, "Release me or you will be hearing from my lawyer"
trivialsavant
Why are you playing Fallout New Vegas?
darkninja2992
Because its a good game, duh
DramaKitty
WhisperIntoAss
Is it still alive and if so why is it still alive?
ManBearChef
And their sting is pretty harmless to humans.
strugglesnuggler
Because they hunt and kill those fucking annoying screaming sons of bitches that ruin summer and make migraine sufferers burn down trees.
Randersuarus
I actually like the sound of cicadas! It means winter is coming haha
KirschPunkt
Yeah, the trees are screaming. They do that in summer.
Kanniin
I understood that reference!
SunnySarah20
Are they harmful toward humans?
strugglesnuggler
Of course they're harmful to humans. You try staying sane while the trees scream like wailing banshees of the moors. Burn 'em all I say.
SunnySarah20
Not the cicadas. The wasps. I've lived in cicada country, I get that insanity fer sure.
Delaroc
Yes it's alive. Wife's a biologist and wanted to catch and observe it
monsterhunter4lyfe
Shake it really hard and tell her it went down dancing.
MsDavidAttenborough
I'm a biologist girlfriend and I assure you I would do the same thing before putting it in the freezer and then pinning it lol
TheDreaded1
Your wife intrigues me in sort of a "WTF are you doing, don't pick up that- oh god don't bring it in the house!" sort of way.
AyYoItsPrisonMike
Sorry for the divorce
1jetpackangel
Incoming photo link. Ask her what the fuck this was.
1jetpackangel
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/552437_3849882679797_251704294_n.jpg?oh=02b1a10a79f7a5fd46870aa4827f10c7&oe=59D31967
ashipthatshipsshippingships
What's she going to do with it when she's done?
snuffcarcass
Ride it through a portal to a new land
hopethisisarelevantname
Stir fry.
AquaCrusher
Because if you kill it in the house it's friends will find you and seek revenge
harshtarg
nay, you can tell it's a cicada killer because the look of hatred is replaced by one of resentful alienation. it's a solitary wasp.
MoooCow
Anything's a dildo if you're brave enough
Delaroc
Thank God. She killed it
Matterino
My anxiety lessened. Thank you.
anaxandrew
Hopefully before it escaped and in acted its revenge
msa011
How? Got pics?
nugenki
With an overly absurd amount of fire. At least I would. It's better to die in the fire too than use too little and let it live.
ashipthatshipsshippingships
@AquaCrusher @OP didn't listen
AquaCrusher
They come for them even now, nice last post op
plakiaty
Howd you get it in such a narrow bottle?
Delaroc
Only thing at hand we had with a cap to seal it. Was a matter of willpower
TreeTrunks13
Yes but how did you get it in? Without it going bat shit crazy
plakiaty
Youre braver than i am