Subject: orange dog wasp
Location: courtice arena, ontario canada
September 1, 2015 5:49 pm
sorry lost my last submission trying again. Found this orange looking wasp that has a puppy face. search but could not find any identification on this guy. Was really lucky he sat still and posed for me. sept 1/2015 around 6;30 pm in an open field .
Thanks
Signature: Terri Martin
Male Pigeon Horntail
Dear Terri,
Though we have no shortage of images of Pigeon Horntails on our site, male specimens like your individual are at a premium. Almost all the images of Pigeon Horntails on our site are females, and we even have a good number of ovipositing Pigeon Horntails. These Wood Wasps are known scientifically as Tremex columba, the sole food eaten by larval Stump Stabbers, Megarhyssa atrata. The female Stump Stabber has a much longer ovipositor than the female Pigeon Horntail because unlike her prey, she must lay her egg with incredible precision so the hatchling can locate its host. Here is a BugGuide image of a male Pigeon Horntail. By the way, your images are gorgeous.
Male Pigeon Horntail
Thanks Daniel. Hoping one day to find an insect that no one can identify then I can name it.
Pigeon Horntail
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