Giant Ichneumons probably Megarhyssa macrurus

A giant wasp withdrawing her ovipositor from the bark of a tree. She lays her eggs on the larva of bark beetles.taken 9/9/06,Severson Dells, Rockford,Il.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• wasp
• woods
• egg-laying

[Hiftastic]

is it making that sound or is that the camera?

[TREE31476]

The darn camera.

[bolivarknight]

You won't get stung by them the sting is only used to lay eggs

[rob006666]

dude that would be cool to see

[TehSteak]

these things are terrifying, i know they cant sting you but my first time seeing one i thought it would be like a hypodermic needle lol

[xXALIENOVERLORDXx]

I WANT ONE! lol

[NavajaRojo7]

about 10 years ago i saw one of these in a picture and nobody believed me when i said they were real.

[ZeppelinTheater]

i witnessed this on mushrooms and my buddy was petting its wings while this was happening hahaha

[cantleysugar]

Is it particularly big? How can we tell?

[CSX31]

do they sting people?

[mcluigi117]

Could have been a male, those are harmless. (no stinger)

[friedchicken2z]

@TheX30

well put

[hygaradon]

@dymonic1

Just that it lands on your arm and doesnt do anything makes prove of it being harmless, but ok ..

[J3tzapr]

I will love to see this bug!..But I Need to travel to do it :/