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Flying Insect with the longest threadlike tail I've ever seen - Megarhyssa atrata
Copyright © 2008 atrinkle

Flying Insect with the longest threadlike tail I've ever seen - Megarhyssa atrata
Lake Mendota/Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
June 11, 2008
Size: 6 " long w/tail
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Contributed by atrinkle on 11 June, 2008 - 7:46pm
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 6:26pm

Check out Megarhyssa atrata
in the guide here. The "tail" (not a stinger!)is her ovipositor. It allows her to reach deep into the wood to lay eggs on larvae there. What a beautiful creature and a wonderful find!
… john and jane balaban, 11 June, 2008 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

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