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Wasp - Tremex columba - female
Copyright © 2007 vadi nasskott

Wasp - Tremex columba - Female
Holmen, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, USA
October 4, 2007
Size: 1 1/2 inches
The wasp did not like the treated wood of the deck.
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Contributed by vadi nasskott on 5 October, 2007 - 5:55pm
Last updated 22 January, 2008 - 7:34am

Horntail woodwasp female.
That is not a stinger on her hind end, but an egg-laying organ called an ovipositor. Horntails do not sting. This species is the "Pigeon Tremex," Tremex columba, common but not often seen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 October, 2007 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

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