Australian Cicada Killer Wasp
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Owner:
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Wasptor
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Released:
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Monday, May 21, 2007
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Origin:
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Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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To buzz from cache to cache with Wasptor and meet geocachers along the way. And also to make geocachers aware of one of Australia's native wasps.
Exeirus Lateritius - Australian Cicada Killer Wasp
Cicada-killer wasps are sometimes mistaken for hornets because of their impressive size. However, there are no hornets in Australia. Cicada-killer wasps hunt in the trees for cicadas, which feed on sap using their piercing mouthparts.
Once found, the wasp quickly stings and paralyses its victim. The heavy burden is then flown or dragged to the wasp's underground nest where an egg is laid on it. Having provided its unhatched larva with fresh food, the wasp then seals the nest. Sometimes the cicada-killer wasp returns to the exact spot where it captured its prey to feed on the sap that now leaks from the hole made in the tree by the cicada.
| Found: | Throughout Australia |
| Habitat: | Urban areas, forests and woodlands, heath |
| Status: | Common |
| Size: | Up to 4 cm |
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| At Nest | | Digging Nest | | With Cicada |
| Photos: Pavel German, Australian Nature
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Tracking History (3546.1mi) View Map
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Wasptor took it to Pirates Rest Area
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New South Wales, Australia
- 24.27 miles
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Wasptor took it to Go C.
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New South Wales, Australia
- 53.32 miles
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Wasptor took it to Bridge Banter VI
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Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 1,393.23 miles
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Wasptor took it to The Camphouse Cache (Taranaki)
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North Island, New Zealand
- 74.54 miles
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Wasptor took it to The Giant Easels (King Country/Waikato)
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North Island, New Zealand
- 58.28 miles
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Wasptor took it to Craters of the Moon
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North Island, New Zealand
- 1.05 miles
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Wasptor took it to Huka Falls (Central Plateau)
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North Island, New Zealand
- 26.05 miles
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Wasptor took it to Porridge Pot (Bay of Plenty)
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North Island, New Zealand
- 16.04 miles
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Wasptor took it to Hot Pools Earthcache (Bay of Plenty)
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North Island, New Zealand
- 1.69 miles
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Wasptor took it to Expect a challenge to do this one! (BOP)
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North Island, New Zealand
- .47 miles
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