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Giant Ichneumon Wasp

Megarhyssa perlata

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Field Notes

Description:

Familly Ichneumonidae. Large female ichneumon wasp having an extremely long ovipositor for laying eggs into other wood dwelling insect larvae.

Habitat:

Alluvial forest with dominating beech trees.
Location: Bienwald, Germany

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Comments (2)
Thank you Daniele. I'm glad to have found this wonderful site.
DanielePralong
Wonderful photograph and great information sjoc! Welcome to Project Noah.

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Biodiversity in Germany

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PublishedMay 11, 2016

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