8/8/21 Megarhyssa

It was just another day. Way too humid, mosquitos abundant, the forest already feeling like the Ohio river valley swamp jungle it becomes every summer. I was prowling around as usual off the trail, hand pulling invasive Garlic mustard and Stickseed. And then a large, slender insect caught my eye, its shiny wings glittering as it danced around a tall stump. Something long was dangling behind, and when it landed on the stump I realized it was a large ichneumon wasp of a species I'd never seen before.....

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Publicado el 15 de agosto de 2021 a las 01:25 PM por rosemary71 rosemary71

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Junio 5, 2021 a las 06:52 PM UTC

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ovipositing female

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