Megarhyssa nortoni - huge scary looking wasp - Megarhyssa nortoni - Bothell, Snohomish County, Washington, USA June 11, 2013 Size: around 6 inches
I think this one was newly born as it seemed to be just waking up when I 1st found it - I took a number of pictures before it started moving. Also its legs seemed to pump up more as I watched it. And it started at some point while I was taking pictures to poke me with its ovipositor. Also to add - I saw another one of these flying in my back yard a few days ago - they are really impressive when they are flying around, since they are so large. I didn't get any pics of that one though. It was a little darker - but also clearly a female.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Quorthon13 on 23 June, 2013 - 8:03pm Last updated 30 March, 2023 - 8:44am |