Giant Ichneumon Wasp - Megarhyssa greenei

	Giant Ichneumon Wasp - Megarhyssa greenei Family Ichneumonidae Live adult male and female wasps photographed in the wild at Winfield, Illinois, USA. Insects & Spiders \| Hymenoptera Index \| Hymenoptera Main \| Butterflies \| Spiders Index \| Bugs Index

Male Ichneumon Wasp

Male Megarhyssa wasps gather at trees or fallen logs where female wasps are emerging in springtime. They seek to inseminate the females by either of two methods - waiting for them to emerge, or actually inserting their abdomens into the hole from which the female will shortly emerge. (Talk about robbing the cradle!)

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Male Megharyssa wasp searchs with his antennae for emerging virgin females with which to mate.



Male lacks stinger or ovipositor
Female Megarhyssa laying eggs, her ovipositor drilled into a fallen log. Insects & Spiders \| Hymenoptera Index \| Hymenoptera Main \| Butterflies \| Spiders Index \| Bugs Index

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