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Pigeon Horntail Wasp

Tremex columba

Photo by PaulKazanjian
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Field Notes

Description:

Horntail wasp! Really big - 5 cm long. Noted by it's horn like tail or ovipositor that lays eggs in wood. Apparently pretty nasty wood pest.

Habitat:

Found dead on an old window sill.

Species ID Suggestions

Pigeon tremex

Tremex columba

Reference Link
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Comments (3)
PaulKazanjian
Thanks gang, found a perfect picture to identify.
JVM
I think it is a Pigeon tremex. I recently spotted one. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7186135
KristalWatrous
Looks to me like a horntail wasp (family Siricidae: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horntail). This page might help to ID it further: http://bugguide.net/node/view/226.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2011

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