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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Ichneumons</title>
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		<title>Unknown Ichneumon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful Ichneumon
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Hello! I found this incredible creature flying around in the grass on a warm June night in Western Massachusetts. I think it is an ichneumon, but I just can&#8217;t seem to find out much more. Can you tell me its species? Thanks so much!
Jamie
Sheffield, MA
hi Jamie,
We agree that [...]


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		<title>Giant Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/giant-ichneumon-26/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/giant-ichneumon-26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horse Hair Tail Insect
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM
These weird looking bugs are hanging around tree stumps, which have many holes in them. I don&#8217;t know if these insects made the holes or if they are trying to lay eggs in them, or get at the bugs in the dead stumps. The tail is [...]


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		<title>Male Giant Ichneumon, possibly Megarhyssa atrata, or maybe Megarhyssa macrurus</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/25/male-giant-ichneumon-possibly-megarhyssa-atrata-or-maybe-megarhyssa-macrurus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/25/male-giant-ichneumon-possibly-megarhyssa-atrata-or-maybe-megarhyssa-macrurus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 16:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like a dragonfly, with wasp-like markings
Sun, May 24, 2009 at 6:31 PM
I saw this insect on the side of my house, it was roughly 2 inches long with a similar wingspread. I&#8217;m assuming it&#8217;s some kind of dragonfly, based on the mouth, wings, and body. I&#8217;ve never seen one with markings like this though, [...]


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		<title>Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/06/spider-wasp-we-believe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/06/spider-wasp-we-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 12:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Striped antenna scavenger
Sun, May 3, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Hi Bugman,
I was in local park and saw this bug running around over leaves. It was moving its antennas over everything it ran over like it was trying to feel and detect food. I had never seen a bug quite like this and was wondering what it [...]


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		<title>Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/28/ichneumon-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/28/ichneumon-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unknown bug pictures included
Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 6:26 AM
We are finding these bugs at our house. A few weeks ago we found 2 very small bugs (babies) that flew into the house. They appeared to be attreacted to lampshades or light fixtures. We are now seeing larger ones outside hanging out on the outside [...]


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		<title>Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/27/ichneumon-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/27/ichneumon-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Redish-brown flying insect, looks somewhat like a wasp, but with no stiner or visible mandibles
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 4:43 AM
We live in the Puget Sound area in Washington state on Whidbey Island. It rains often, is overcast when it isn&#8217;t raining, and it is to be expected that there&#8217;ll be bugs trying to enter [...]


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		<title>Giant Ichneumons Ovipositing</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/giant-ichneumons-ovipositing-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/24/giant-ichneumons-ovipositing-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wasp?
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 9:11 AM
This was taken at night in Ontario Canada while camping at a provincial park.
Brett
Ontario Canada
Hi Brett,
We have a sneaking suspicion that this observation did not happen while camping this week.  These are Giant Ichneumons in the genus Megarhyssa, most likely Megarhyssa macrurus.  Giant Ichneumons are related to Wasps since [...]


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		<title>Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/08/ichneumon-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/08/ichneumon-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pimpla Instigator?
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 4:03 PM
We found 5 or 6 of these guys in our house over the past 24 hours. It&#8217;s a 6 legged insect with wings and a longish &#8217;stinger&#8217; tail. I took a picture and found it to have very large &#8216;eyes&#8217; and long antennae. We&#8217;re wondering if this bug [...]


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		<title>Giant Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/20/giant-ichneumon-25/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/20/giant-ichneumon-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this rare to Minnesota?
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:35 AM
I photographed these in August in my backyard, I had never seen them before. I have learned, from the University of Minnesota and your website that they are megarhyssa atrata. They are beautiful. Can you tell me if these are rare to my area, or [...]


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		<title>Unknown Hymenopteran from United Kingdom is Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/09/24/unknown-hymenopteran-from-united-kingdom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/09/24/unknown-hymenopteran-from-united-kingdom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unknown Bug, Sorry
Hi WTB,
you hear it all the time, however, I&#8217;d just like to say what a fantastic library of data you have, really outstanding. I have searched the majority of your database, various other websites, and a book that I have, however, I cannot for the life of me find this creature. It looks [...]


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