A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI
Archive for the ‘Ichneumons’ Category.
This is the second Ichneumon wasp (photographed last June), that I mentioned in last week’s posting:
The very long ovipositor (in this case, longer than her body!) is pretty characteristic. While it looks dangerous, it isn’t a stinger and she’s harmless (to us! More on this later . . .) - the ovipositor is used for laying eggs in awkward places.
This wasp was on the window in the entryway last fall, and sadly, it died when I put it in the refrigerator to cool it down for photography.
It appears to be some type of Ichneumon wasp, based on the fact that (a) it looks wasp-like, and (b) its hind trochanter[1] is divided into 2 segments (the next picture is a close-up of the point where the hind leg meets the body).
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