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Unkown Bee Relative - Urocerus gigas
Copyright © 2007 Zack Tucker

Unkown Bee Relative - Urocerus gigas
Wasatch Mountains County, Utah, USA
July 19, 2007
Size: Approx. 2 1/2 inches
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Contributed by Zack Tucker on 23 July, 2007 - 11:58pm
Last updated 26 August, 2008 - 10:43pm

Moved
Moved from Horntails.
… Brad Barnd, 26 August, 2008 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

Siricidae
A horntail - Urocerus gigas. These are very distant relatives to bees.
… Stephen Luk, 24 July, 2007 - 12:35am login or register to post comments

 
Happy with myself...
Cool, that pic was first posted on the forum, and i had it right... I like it :)
… Dany Brown, 24 July, 2007 - 1:14am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks to both of you!
Thank you! We've been researching horntails now, and they are fantastic! Thanks again!
… Zack Tucker, 24 July, 2007 - 10:41pm login or register to post comments

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