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Pigeon Horntail Wasp (Tremex columba)
Photo#334736
Copyright © 2009
Mark Wetmore
pigeon horntail -
Tremex columba
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Spirit Mound Historic Prairie near Vermillion, SE South Dakota, Clay County, South Dakota, USA
September 18, 2009
Size: a monster
It was exploring the bark of a soft maple with its ovipositor.
Contributed by
Mark Wetmore
on 19 September, 2009 - 2:09pm