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Giant Ichneumon - Megarhyssa macrurus - female
Copyright © 2004 knapperbill

Giant Ichneumon - Megarhyssa macrurus - Female
Geneseo, Illinois, USA
August 19, 2004
This ichneumon was depositing on a dead tree in my neighbors yard. It was loaded with horntails and horntail larvae. It was amazing to watch it pulsating as it deposited its eggs. Awesome!!
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Contributed by knapperbill on 9 September, 2004 - 9:43pm
Last updated 7 April, 2023 - 4:01am

Moved
Moved from Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 7 April, 2023 - 4:01am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orange and Brown.
… john and jane balaban, 23 October, 2006 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmmmm.
Hmmmm. I wonder why this was in Orange and Brown in the first place. That isn't where I put it before. Thanks for moving in John and Jane.

Bill
… knapperbill, 23 October, 2006 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

I found several of these on m
I found several of these on my half dead maple tree last evening. watching them lay their eggs was just fascinating
… cdanz, 3 June, 2005 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

Wow,
what a contortionist! Great action shot!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 10 September, 2004 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

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