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Ichneumon wasp
Megarhyssa macrurus
45.5089, -73.5542
Field Notes
Description:
Here is the female in action. She locates with her antennae the scent of a fungus associated with a larvae that lives inside the tree.She penetrates the tree with a 75 mm ovipositor, secretes a chemical that breaks down the wood and lay eggs on the larvae so the babies will have food for sure.
Nature is amazing or what!!!
Habitat:
Eastern Canada and United States west to South Dakota and Texas.
Live in woodlands.
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