When the killer bug attacks hives, they kill the adult worker bees, and then wipe out the next generation by eating the larvae ... Eastern cicada killer that Texans will see this fall.

Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus ... Typically, the male wasps are smaller than the females. They overwinter as larvae in the soil, and the adults emerge in mid-June to early July.

"Some wasps, called 'cicada killers,' hunt for cicadas, sting and paralyze them, drag them back to their burrows and lay an egg on them," Prof. Cross explains. "The developing larvae will feed on ...