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What is this? - Megarhyssa macrurus

What is this? - Megarhyssa macrurus
Downers grove, Illinois, USA
October 1, 2013
It has some sort of antenna that's around 5 inches. It was sticking it into the wood, maybe laying eggs? I have some really cool videos of it too.

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Parasitic. Laying eggs into
a larva (Horntail wasp maybe) that is already in the wood

 
Maybe?
There are four species of Megarhyssa in North America. One of them, nortoni, parasitizes siricids that feed in conifers. The other three are all parasitoids of Tremex columba, which feeds in hardwoods. From this image, I cannot tell whether or not the area along the basal vein is infuscated or clear, so all that can be said is that this is either macrurus or greenei. Perhaps the videos would contain a better view of the forewing.

Megarhyssa.
It's an ovipositor, She is laying eggs, good luck to you!

Ichneumon wasp
A female of a species of Ichneumon wasp. Someone can probably tell you more.

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