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Hi "bugman"
We have seen this bug several times, however not until a week ago did we have a camera ready to photograph it. Can you help us to identify it? It is in the process of laying eggs, or so we believe. We can almost see through it and it appears to have a "rod" in its tail end coming right through and into the bark of the tree. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you so much for your time.
Rose Dubay
Hi Rose
This is a Giant Ichneumon in the genus Megarhyssa, probably Megarhyssa macrurus. This is a female parasytic wasp that lays her eggs in the burrows of wood boring grubs. The Wasp cannot sting people and is beneficial.
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