Sphecius speciosus, often referred to as the Cicada Killer, is a large digger wasp species. Downright huge, by wasp standards.
We saw them occasionally and would scream and run from them, as we thought they were extremely dangerous. Turns out (I learned recently) they are nigh unto harmless. They just appear menacing. It’s possible we were seeing the Giant Horntail – Urocerus Gigas – which looks like a giant wasp but isn’t a wasp at all and is harmless to humans.
Kids, being kids, are often afraid of things that are harmless and not afraid of things they ought to be afraid of.
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