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Male Giant Ichneumon Wasp
Megarhyssa sp.
39.4192, -81.3555
Field Notes
Description:
A few inches long, patterned in black, yellow, and amber. Wing has a dark spot along the edge.
Habitat:
Forest--dead wood.
Notes:
This particular individual is a male, indicated by the lack of an ovipositor. It's also smaller than the female. This male was part of a swarm of around 7 individuals that were flying around this dead wood cast in sunlight. Whenever I would get too close, they would fly away, but settle back down soon after. This is a male of either M. macrurus or M. greenei, as far as I can tell, though I can't say for sure which one. Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.
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