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Male Giant Ichneumon Wasps -
Megarhyssa macrurus
Hymenoptera family Ichneumonidae
I hit the jackpot one day - this
half-dead tree seemed to attract these male wasps by the dozens. I only saw
a couple of females, and they did not hang around long enough to pose for
pictures, darnit. The males pictured here range from about 50-80mm, and the
females I would estimate at 120mm or more, including that incredible
ovipositor. Oh, wait! I finally got the
females in the act of ovipositing.
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