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Oregon Horntail - Urocerus gigas - female
Copyright © 2006 john and jane balaban

Oregon Horntail - Urocerus gigas - Female
Lostine River, Lost Lake Trail, Lostine, Wallowa County, Oregon, USA
August 3, 2006
We found this Horntail on some downed wood along the trail. She seems to be laying eggs. It's not clear exactly how the ovipositor works but it seems to be inserted into the wood, down from the center of her abdomen.

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 January, 2007 - 12:02pm
Last updated 9 January, 2007 - 4:27pm

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… Eric R. Eaton, 9 January, 2007 - 4:27pm

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