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Hugely Long Ovipositor - Megarhyssa macrurus - female
Copyright © 2006 Stephen_WV

Hugely Long Ovipositor - Megarhyssa macrurus - Female
Stonecoal Wildlife Management Area, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
August 6, 2004
A great wasp but camera shy; flew off after only seconds of posing.

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Hugely Long Ovipositor - Megarhyssa macrurus - female Hugely Long Ovipositor - Megarhyssa macrurus - female
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 8 October, 2006 - 6:18am
Last updated 30 March, 2023 - 8:55am

Moved
Moved from Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 30 March, 2023 - 8:55am

Moved
Moved from Orange and Brown.
… john and jane balaban, 23 October, 2006 - 5:21pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Ichneumons.
… john and jane balaban, 17 October, 2006 - 6:26pm

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