Ichneumonid Wasp Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA June 25, 2022
One of several wasps, presumably all males, gathered around the same hole in a dying tree. (During prior weeks, females of two species, Megarhyssa macrurus and Megarhyssa greenei, had been inserting eggs in the same tree.) This wasp is much smaller than the others. See 2nd photo for size comparison.
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Contributed by Mark Swanson on 26 June, 2022 - 12:54pm Last updated 8 June, 2024 - 10:14pm |