Cicada Killer Wasp for Lunch

[Andrew1283]

I caught an Eastern Cicada Killer wasp, shook it in a dusting cup,, and removed the stinger. This thing is LARGE but my little friend chewed it up like popcorn. I put a couple drops of distilled water in her mouth while she chewed and it went right down the hatch. Sorry Emmy, no crickets tomorrow!

 

[Lindasjackson]

You’re brave! I’m terrified of wasps of any kind!

 

[Chameleoking]

I caught an Eastern Cicada Killer wasp, shook it in a dusting cup,, and removed the stinger. This thing is LARGE but my little friend chewed it up like popcorn. I put a couple drops of distilled water in her mouth while she chewed and it went right down the hatch. Sorry Emmy, no crickets tomorrow!

That is too cool!

 

[Kamikaze Chameleon]

What a prize!!!

Was it hard to get the stinger out?

 

[Andrew1283]

I try to give my little buddy some variety. As I sat on my back porch I heard a very loud buzzing sound against the porch screens. I heard cicadas earlier in the day so it makes sense that these guys would come around! I caught it pretty easily with a Rubbermaid cup against the screen and shook it up to stun it, the poor thing. The stinger was huge and so easy to remove. Here is a photo I found online to show how big the stingers get!

 

[Chameleoking]

It's good your giving variety. Must of been like eating a cheeseburger. Knowing how much they love bee's and wasp's.

 

[salty dog]

I feed mine bees and wasps all the time

 

[Andrew1283]

You’re brave! I’m terrified of wasps of any kind!

I told myself, if I don’t get it on the first try I’m running like hell!

 

[Andrew1283]

It's good your giving variety. Must of been like eating a cheeseburger. Knowing how much they love bee's and wasp's.

She was chomping and crunching and chomping and crunching for about thirty seconds. I gave her a couple drops of water and gulp, down the hatch it went. I half expected to hear a burp

 

[nightanole]

She was chomping and crunching and chomping and crunching for about thirty seconds. I gave her a couple drops of water and gulp, down the hatch it went. I half expected to hear a burp

Or the classic wiping the mouth on something

 

[Beman]

I would reconsider dropping water in her mouth while she is chewing food... Their airway is in the front and you could easily cause her to aspirate the water.

 

[snitz427]

One of these almost hd ME for lunch today! Made for quite a show.

 

[Lindasjackson]

We don’t have cicadas or those wasps in Maine and I’m glad! Lol!

 

[snitz427]

We don’t have cicadas or those wasps in Maine and I’m glad! Lol!

I walked outside today and there was a big mound of what looked like sand next to the sidewalk. My husband swore it was a mole or vole that burrowed there, and I said it was a cicada killer. He didn’t believe me… Until one started flying around me and I did the ”get away from me!” dance.

 

[Andrew1283]

She ate a cicada killer and now she IS a cicada killer! Took a few minutes of chewing but it went down the hatch. No crickets tomorrow miss piggy.

 

[Sonny13]

They just eat everything

Is she showing some different behavior, like restlessness? She has the colors and belly for carrying eggs.

 

[Andrew1283]

She has been so restless lately. Even climbing on the screens. I feel terrible and hope she lays her eggs alright. The lay bin is clean, moistened and ready.

 

[Chameleoking]

Awesome! Mine loves yellow jackets. When I put him in the flower tree in the yard he eats around 20 of them. Sometime a paper wasp

 

[Sonny13]

She has been so restless lately. Even climbing on the screens. I feel terrible and hope she lays her eggs alright. The lay bin is clean, moistened and ready.

The egg laying horror poor girl! I wish you both a quick and easy laying, that the restlessness for the both of you comes to an end very soon

 

[kinyonga]

We don’t have cicadas or those wasps in Maine and I’m glad! Lol!

I can hear the cicadas in the catalpa tree every day now here in Ontario....but I never see one. I wish I did.

@Andrew1283 ...next time you catch one will you please post a photo of it before you feed it to your chameleon? I'd love to see what they look like.