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Megarhyssa atrata
Giant Ichneumon Wasp
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Photographer: Betty Rembert
ID: 0000 0000 1116 2008 (2016-11-20)Copyright © 2016 Betty Rembert
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Oct 12, 2012
location
Forest edge on decaying maple stump; 3600' elevation; Appalachian mtn area. (North Carolina, US)family
Ichneumonidae
order
Hymenoptera
class Insecta
notes This female has located the grub of a Horntail wasp inside a decaying maple stump & is drilling a hole down to it. Then she will deposit an egg on the grub (see photo Ichneumon wasp - 4323.jpg). The grub will provide food for the emerging wasp. Darwin was much troubled by the life cycle of this wasp.keywords: Wasp, Ichneumon
camera Canon EOS 5D 1/40 sec at f6.3, ISO 200, 105mm (EF24-105mm) natural light.
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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| common names
Giant Ichneumon Wasp
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| 1. | Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge Oct 22, 2019 |
| Action: changed name from "Megarrhyssa atrata" to "Megarhyssa atrata
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