Insect Indentification
Aug 13, 2020 09:35:07 #
I've never seen a wasp like creature with such a long stinger...or what appears to be a stinger. Anyone know what it is?
Photo with cellphone.
Bill
Photo with cellphone.
Bill
Aug 13, 2020 09:38:36 #
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Aug 13, 2020 10:01:25 #
Aug 13, 2020 10:08:08 #
Aug 13, 2020 11:19:10 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
Here is something similar that I got pictures of either laying eggs or preparing a place to lay eggs.
Aug 14, 2020 13:28:05 #
quixdraw got it. The giant ichneumons are parasitic. They use their long ovipositor to drill deep into wood and lay an egg on a wasp larva that burrows into dead wood. They cannot actually sting, since that weapon is the same thing as an ovipositor (!), and this is here used only for laying eggs. But some ichneumons have a sharp spine on their abdomen that they use as a weak stinger for protection.
Aug 15, 2020 17:28:32 #
GibbieH
Loc: Lynn Township, Lehigh County, PA
According to my insect Id app this is a black giant ichneumon wasp. See attached.
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