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Beautifully colored insect with long tail/stinger-like thing! - Megarhyssa nortoni - female
Copyright © 2007 Sandy Mallet

Beautifully colored insect with long tail/stinger-like thing! - Megarhyssa nortoni - Female
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
June 30, 2007
Size: Body=2"; Black thing=4"
I have no idea what this is, or even what class it would fall under! It was in my back yard on the outskirts of a wooded area. It's total size counting the black thing was about 5-6 inches! The color was absolutely gorgeous! HELP!

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Beautifully colored insect with long tail/stinger-like thing! - Megarhyssa nortoni - female Beautifully colored insect with long tail/stinger-like thing! - Megarhyssa nortoni - female Beautifully colored insect with long tail/stinger-like thing! - Megarhyssa nortoni - female
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Contributed by Sandy Mallet on 30 June, 2007 - 4:47pm
Last updated 30 March, 2023 - 8:29am

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Moved
Moved from Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 30 March, 2023 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

i just found one in my front
i just found one in my front yard (in Minnesota)... im using it for my zoology project =)... does anyone know if they can sting you??
… hellokitty2010, 7 October, 2009 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

With the spotted sides
this must be M. nortoni. Great find, we had only one image in the guide!
… john and jane balaban, 30 June, 2007 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

 
I took a few pics...
Should I upload more images?

Oh, and thanks very much!
… Sandy Mallet, 1 July, 2007 - 5:15am login or register to post comments

 
yes, especially if the other images
show different views, a couple more would be great. Just click on the ADD IMAGE tab that you should see below this image and add a couple. Thanks!
… john and jane balaban, 1 July, 2007 - 8:07am login or register to post comments

 
Well....that's about it for views!
I was so afraid I wouldn't get a good pic if I moved around too much! Thought it might fly away...which it eventually did!
… Sandy Mallet, 1 July, 2007 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

 
Just a beauty
Just a beauty
… john and jane balaban, 1 July, 2007 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

Size
If the size is right this is a Megarhyssa species.
… Herschel Raney, 30 June, 2007 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

Ichneumon Wasp
This is a female ichneumon wasp. The black thing is an ovipositor. See the guide page here.
… Bobby Grizzard, 30 June, 2007 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow!
You guys are fast! Thanks so much!
… Sandy Mallet, 30 June, 2007 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

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