'Killer' Wasps Menace State Department

Fri Jul 13, 10:02 AM ET

WASHINGTON - As if the insurgency in Iraq and the fight against terrorism wasn't enough, U.S. diplomats are now struggling with a new threat: menacing "killer" wasps that have infested areas around the State Department's headquarters.

Large numbers of the fearsome looking insects, which can grow to about two inches, are congregating in the vicinity of State's Harry S. Truman building and causing distress to employees, according to an internal memorandum obtained by The Associated Press.

These are 'cicada killer' wasps, which, despite their somewhat alarming appearance and name, are generally not aggressive and do not pose a threat to humans," said the notice, which was distributed on Thursday in a bid to ease fears.

"Almost all of the wasps flying around the nesting areas are males, which typically do not sting unless disturbed during mating," it says. "The female wasps prey on cicadas and are unlikely to bother passers-by unless directly threatened."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070713/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/odd_us_diplomacy_wasps
Talk about ironic!
:D

Ship them to where those giant Badgers live.

The killer wasps outside or the killer WASPs inside?