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Pigeon Horntail Wasp (Tremex columba)
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Copyright © 2009
Shawn Evarts
Can anyone ID this bad boy? -
Tremex columba
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Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
September 26, 2009
Size: Approx. 3-4" Long
I saw this thing at work. No idea what it was, but it wanted in to where I was BAD! The end of the pointy thing smeared a clead fluid on the window.
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Contributed by
Shawn Evarts
on 1 October, 2009 - 5:52am
Last updated 5 November, 2009 - 10:00pm
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Tim Loh
, 5 October, 2009 - 1:32am
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it's
tremex columba! the pigeon horntail!
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Breanna Lyle
, 1 October, 2009 - 7:11am
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yes -- a girl, too
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v belov
, 1 October, 2009 - 8:10am
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Horntail
Probably a Horntail
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. She lays eggs with that thing; all stinging wasps have a narrow waist instead of cylindrical abdomen.
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John F. Carr
, 1 October, 2009 - 6:42am
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