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Dolichomitus imperator
Very large ichneumon wasp injecting eggs into a host hidden inside a wooden railing.
Forest
Thanks! Ichneumons are always tricky to ID, I find... too many similar-looking species.
Wonderful seria!
It's Dolichomitus imperator— Ichneumonidae.http://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/rus/ephialt1.htm