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An amazing-looking creature - Megarhyssa macrurus
Copyright © 2008 10mom58

An amazing-looking creature - Megarhyssa macrurus
Waushara County, Wisconsin, USA
June 14, 2008
Size: 2.5 to 3 inches
I saw this early afternoon on a tree stump with its tail end in a hole. It was still there in the evening.
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Contributed by 10mom58 on 16 June, 2008 - 6:52am
Last updated 19 December, 2009 - 3:37pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Ichneumons.
… Bob Carlson, 19 December, 2009 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Megarhyssa
There are several images of females ovipositing. I didn't know that it took hours though.
… Beatriz Moisset, 16 June, 2008 - 6:56am login or register to post comments

 
They sometimes get their ovipositor stuck
in the wood and are trapped there, which may account for the long time period.
… john and jane balaban, 16 June, 2008 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

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