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Horntails, Wood Wasps and Sawflieswhats my bug ?
Location: UK Cambridgeshire
July 20, 2010 8:49 am
Found trying to crawl out of a dry flower pot today ( 20th July )Conditions dry.
Mike
Great Wood Wasp
Hi Mike,
This is a Great Wood Wasp, Urocerus gigas, and it is sometimes called a Horntail. The “horn” is the ovipositor of the female. You can read more about this species on the UK Safari website.
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