Cicada killers and sand wasps

Golfers run from them in fear, and these large (1.5 inches in length) wasps with their scary looking stingers do indeed have a threatening appearance. Though their bark is generally worse than their bite, cicada killer wasps and sand wasps do sting people, and though it's a rare event (they usually sting only if harassed or stepped on), it is also a painful one. Normally, they use their stinger for capturing prey such as cicadas and other insects, and because…