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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Xiphydriid Wood Wasps (Xiphydriidae) » Xiphydria » Xiphydria maculata
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Xiphydriid Emergence - Xiphydria maculata - female
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Xiphydriid Emergence - Xiphydria maculata - Female
Horner Park, Richmond Hill (N43º52'21.9"W079º24'42.3"elev.193m), York Region, Ontario, Canada
June 24, 2008
Size: 19 mm
The photos aren't great, but I think they are worth posting. I chanced upon the emergence of this Xiphydria from a dead log. The entire process took less than 30 seconds.
Here, the wasp's head is just emerging, wiggling in all directions (thanks to the flexible "neck" of this creature) in an effort to free the first antenna.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 3 July, 2008 - 3:04pm
Last updated 13 December, 2008 - 11:53pm

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