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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonidae) » Rhyssinae » Giant Ichneumonid Wasps (Megarhyssa) » Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus) » Megarhyssa macrurus icterosticta
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Bee/Ant bug w/ Antennas? - Megarhyssa macrurus
Copyright © 2009 Rich K

Bee/Ant bug w/ Antennas? - Megarhyssa macrurus
West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
June 22, 2009
Size: 2" Body w/ head
I noticed this thing on a dead elm tree in my yard, it has wings, looks somewhat like a wasp of somesort, the antennas (3-4" long) from the rear of the bug you can see were embedded into the tree, like it was sucking stuff from the tree, it was like pumping, sounds weird I know, i never seen anything like it here in Utah before, can anyone help me identify it.
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Contributed by Rich K on 22 June, 2009 - 10:52pm
Last updated 30 March, 2023 - 8:50am

Moved
Moved from Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 30 March, 2023 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

Megarhyssa macrurus…
This is Megarhyssa macrurus and can be safely moved there.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/84171
… Ross Hill, 24 June, 2009 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

Female
A female Megarhyssa sp. a type of Ichneumon wasp. It was laying its eggs in the tree. They are quite fascinating :)

WELCOME TO BUGGUIDE!!!!!
… Cody R. Hough, 22 June, 2009 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi
Hey Thank you for your quick response, it was real cool to watch I thought too.
… Rich K, 22 June, 2009 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

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