In keeping with the weird yard animal and insect theme here at Elcova. I now submit the
Cicada Killer... dant ta daaaaaaaa
This big bitch was found flying around in our enclosed porch and the Mrs. caught it up in a box and I transferred it to a jar for the kid to study.
They eat cicada's, of which are buzzing loudly nowadays. I'll post a picture of one of those buggars in a momento. This sucker is about 2.5 inches long and is a big member of the wasp family. Now, considering our five year old has been stung by wasps more times than I care to remember, she wasn't too keen on seeing this thing flying around out in the porch.
More information on these weirdos are here:
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~hollidac/c...illerhome.html