Check out THIS bad girl,
hanging out on the leaves of Little Sister's beans!
A very nice person at BugGuide.net identified it for me as a
Common during the late summer in New England, males are rare
as the female doesn't require their services to reproduce.
I think they would be a welcomed visitor because
they are parasitoids that lay their eggs
directly into the grubs of the June beetle
(genus Phyllophaga) which is buried in the soil
and ruining your lawn.
Growing up to 3" long,
it certainly has a formidable appearance,
especially when you are engrossed in
making your way through the leaves
to the beans!
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13 comments:
Now THAT'S a stinger! She means business!
What an amazing bug and I would not want to be anywhere near that stinger. Great photo!!!
An English Girl Rambles
Can't say I would want to get too close that wasp!
very cool, would not want to be near him!
Not an attractive lady but a fantastic photo.
and I knew this one as they ided on for me too..It is something isn't it...
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Yikes, Karen! Now =THAT'S= a wasp!
Fascinating picture and information, Karen. One can see that she's certainly not going to put up with being the butt of any male wasp jokes:)
Now that's an interesting beastie ... mind the fingers! FAB.
Karen,
That is some beastie, never seen anything like that before. Alien from outer space.
Brilliant photo Karen.
Thank you.
John
That's crazy... why did tou risk getting so close! For a cool photo I guess :)
Sharp detail, amazing stinger! I have never seen anything quite like it either....wow! This year, I did see, here in Maine, a spider that looked like a crab, rather frightening, as I captured a night photo of the creature....He crawled away to scare someone else.. cheers, Linda
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