Subject: Stinging bug
Location: colorodo
April 7, 2015 8:55 pm
got stung in the leg. Never seen a bug like this before.
Signature: kW
Dear kW,
We believe your parasitic Ichneumon Wasp is a Short Tailed Ichneumon in the genus Ophion, one of the few genera in the family known to sting. The sting is not considered dangerous. According to BugGuide: “Most all Ophion larva are parasites of caterpillars.”
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