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This first picture shows the female flying in like a torpedo, claiming its victim by inflicting a sting that instantly paralyzes the unsuspecting cicada. |

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The picture above and below show the cicada killer flipping the victim over and straddling it. This is the usual way in which a cicada is prepared before being transported away. |
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