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Help name this insect that looks like a bee, but acts like a termite - Megarhyssa macrurus - female
Copyright © 2007 Justcurious

Help name this insect that looks like a bee, but acts like a termite - Megarhyssa macrurus - Female
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
September 22, 2007
Size: 2.5"
I found one of these on a stump of an elm, and another inside when i was splitting loggs. My guess would be some type of termite or something. note: Tail coming off its back end around its body then into the wood. I have seen one with three tails and what i would guess as the male, with none~
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Contributed by Justcurious on 22 September, 2007 - 4:09pm
Last updated 12 June, 2024 - 1:15am

Moved
Moved from Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 12 June, 2024 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

It's an ichneumon wasp, female
laying eggs into the tree. Actually laying eggs into larvae that are in the tree, to be more exact. Looks a lot like this one, Megarhyssa macrurus, to me, though I'm no expert on these:





See also Megarhyssa info page
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 22 September, 2007 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

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