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Unidentified bug - Megarhyssa macrurus - female
Copyright © 2007 brownclan6

Unidentified bug - Megarhyssa macrurus - Female
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
August 1, 2007
Size: 3"-4" body, tail 4"

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Contributed by brownclan6 on 2 August, 2007 - 11:55pm
Last updated 3 August, 2007 - 12:16pm

Moved
Moved from Megarhyssa macrurus.
… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2007 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

That's an amazingly beautiful
That's an amazingly beautiful Giant Ichneumon.
… Anthony Magee, 3 August, 2007 - 12:08am login or register to post comments

 
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Genus is megarhyssa. I saw my first one this year too. Very large bug, related to wasps, but do not sting.
… bulrush, 3 August, 2007 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

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