Insects and Spiders

All Done

When she was done laying her egg in the sawfly larva, she abruptly withdrew the ovipositor. The membrane is still fully stretched out with fluid. She seemed to be balancing herself with her antennae as she withdrew from the wood.
Female Long-tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasps (Megarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurus)
Spring Creek Nature Area, Richardson

bugclose upeye levelSpring creek nature arearichardson texasnonaggressivemacronew species for mewaspnew waspfemale waspovipositorlaying eggsFemale Long tailed Giant Ichneumon WaspLongtailed Giant Ichneumon WaspGiant Ichneumon WaspIchneumon Waspparasitoidparasitoid waspharmless to humansMegarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurusstretchable membranelytic enzymeswood dissolving enzymes