I have found many of these Rhyssa Persuasoria giant flying insects today. They are going into a log shed. They vary in length some of them being about 5 inches from tip- to tip, whilst smaller ones are half that. Their massively long ovipositor looks like a sting and they are scary-looking. but from your video and from checking out other internet advice sites I'm pretty sure that they are Rhyssa Persuasoria....dozens of them!
i saw this thing when i was mowing today and i was so curious about it b/c i never saw it before. so i googled it and ended up here. interesting insect.
I thought they laid their eggs just in the wood and their larvae ate the wood. I was chopping wood last year and found a lot of borrowing holes in the blocks which ended in really large fat larvae. I had to use a few such blocks of wood to prop something up in my room and months later, at 3 in the morning an adult one of these wasps emerged from the wood and chased me around the room... My father is a forester and he has told me stories of these wasps trying to lay their eggs in people...
They use living hosts such as beetle or bee larvae as incubators and food source. The clever thing is that the wasp larva knows to avoid munching on important nerve groups and organs so as not to kill the host before it emerges otherwise death of host would mean death of wasp. There are some tropical species of predatory wasps and flies that lay their eggs in mammals...
The long structure is the outer protective cover for the ovipositor or egg laying tube, which looks a bit like a hypo needle. Capable of being forced through rotten wood etc. After laying the egg the wasp stores it back under the outer sheath (which is the part that looks like a stinger) Luckily it is harmless to humans.
if you think that was 'scream inducing' you should see a Giant Wood Wasp (Horntail)
Years ago I witnessed this very angry buzzing/clattering noise and saw this dragonfly sized bright yellow 'thing' hunting dragonflies over a pond. It was bigger than a Hornet - vaguely wasp like but much bigger. It was either a Giant Wood Wasp or a 'foreign import' that had found its way over here. I've been trying to film one ever since but so far without luck.
hey man im from Brockville Ontario we have see 2
korndog86 6 months ago
I have found many of these Rhyssa Persuasoria giant flying insects today. They are going into a log shed. They vary in length some of them being about 5 inches from tip- to tip, whilst smaller ones are half that. Their massively long ovipositor looks like a sting and they are scary-looking. but from your video and from checking out other internet advice sites I'm pretty sure that they are Rhyssa Persuasoria....dozens of them!
songwriter523 7 months ago
i saw this thing when i was mowing today and i was so curious about it b/c i never saw it before. so i googled it and ended up here. interesting insect.
cody3234 8 months ago
I thought they laid their eggs just in the wood and their larvae ate the wood. I was chopping wood last year and found a lot of borrowing holes in the blocks which ended in really large fat larvae. I had to use a few such blocks of wood to prop something up in my room and months later, at 3 in the morning an adult one of these wasps emerged from the wood and chased me around the room... My father is a forester and he has told me stories of these wasps trying to lay their eggs in people...
serberusno1 9 months ago
@serberusno1
They use living hosts such as beetle or bee larvae as incubators and food source. The clever thing is that the wasp larva knows to avoid munching on important nerve groups and organs so as not to kill the host before it emerges otherwise death of host would mean death of wasp. There are some tropical species of predatory wasps and flies that lay their eggs in mammals...
TK42138 9 months ago
it was creepy finding one in out workshop tonight. my cat found it and we NEVER seen anything like it before. Rather scary looking. o_o
Hyurachan 10 months ago
@Hyurachan
Luckily they're harmless to humans but I'd hate to be a grub on the receiving end of that ovipositor...
TK42138 9 months ago
leaf cutter bees are cool, seen some here in western NY.
Interesting a great footage!
NorthWestVideos 1 year ago
@NorthWestVideos
Many thanks!
TK42138 1 year ago
@TK42138 sure!
NorthWestVideos 1 year ago
Kind of Dragon fly like body. Now, Is that a sting?
kezadrone 1 year ago
@kezadrone
The long structure is the outer protective cover for the ovipositor or egg laying tube, which looks a bit like a hypo needle. Capable of being forced through rotten wood etc. After laying the egg the wasp stores it back under the outer sheath (which is the part that looks like a stinger) Luckily it is harmless to humans.
TK42138 1 year ago
interesting , i`ve not seen one before , i liked the running commentary as well !
G22PRODUCTIONS 1 year ago
@G22PRODUCTIONS
Cheers mate!
TK42138 1 year ago
Crikey I have never seen anything like that in my life before, look at the length of that tail, Aghh I can feel a scream coming on... :-)) Ha Ha
Glad its in your garden and not ours.. :-)
Bevoin1970 1 year ago
@Bevoin1970
Cheers,
if you think that was 'scream inducing' you should see a Giant Wood Wasp (Horntail)
Years ago I witnessed this very angry buzzing/clattering noise and saw this dragonfly sized bright yellow 'thing' hunting dragonflies over a pond. It was bigger than a Hornet - vaguely wasp like but much bigger. It was either a Giant Wood Wasp or a 'foreign import' that had found its way over here. I've been trying to film one ever since but so far without luck.
TK42138 1 year ago
interesting film!!
bemuzic 1 year ago
@bemuzic
Cheers!
TK42138 1 year ago
Excellent, thanks !!
tetekofa 1 year ago
@tetekofa
Many thanks!
TK42138 1 year ago