Female Eastern Cicada Killer - a photo on Flickriver

            The female is larger than the male. It digs borrows in the ground to put the cicada's she catches. Once in the nest, it lays eggs in the cicada. The cicada becomes food for the larva. They will hatch the next Spring.
   

Taken on: August 10, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 80D, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, 450mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 80D
Lens:	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	450mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.3 (Windows)
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