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Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinus polyturator

Description:

She may look fierce, but she can't sting you. Her long ovipositor is used to dig into the ground and deposit her eggs on junebug larvae, her future offspring's favourite food.

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whirl_up_sea
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whirl_up_sea

Nova Scotia, Canada

Spotted on Sep 23, 2011
Submitted on Sep 24, 2011

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