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4 2 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by pamsaiMatagalpa, Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Tropical montane cloud forest

1 6 Pelecinidae wasp, female

Pelecinidae wasp, female

by asergioCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil

One North American genus with only one species:

0 0 Glossy black wasp

Glossy black wasp

by AndreavonWGeorgia, USA

Followed the pup inside :)

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Pelecinid Wasp

by Daniela BracamonteSalta, Salta, Argentina

Family: Pelecinidae.

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Pelecinid

by Greg ShchepanekQuébec, Canada

wooded area

0 1 American Pelecinid Wasp

American Pelecinid Wasp

by coralmoonstudioMargaretville, New York, USA

1 0 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by KateMenaCartago, Cartago, Costa Rica

6 5 pelecinid wasp

pelecinid wasp

by TAV-HalymaOntario, Canada

1 0 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by KennethCoxPuntarenas, Costa Rica

0 2 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by barbarossaWinston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

2 4 Pelecinid wasp

Pelecinid wasp

by alyshasmail2Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA

0 0 American Pelecinid Wasp

American Pelecinid Wasp

by JBoernerOlean, New York, USA

1 1 Pelecinid wasp

Pelecinid wasp

by Scott sKingston, Ontario, Canada

2 2 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by brrengoMinnesota, USA

Dragonfly like. 1 1/2" long.

2 2 American Pelecinid Wasp (Female)

American Pelecinid Wasp (Female)

by etnalpgQuébec, Québec, Canada

Insect

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Pelecinid Wasp

by Ismael ChavesHeredia, Costa Rica

0 1 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by ScottBibusMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA

0 1 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by ConorSheaWingPennsylvania, USA

Black wasp with long antennas and an even longer scorpion-like abdomen.

1 0 Pelecinid wasp

Pelecinid wasp

by Ismael ChavesHeredia, Heredia, Costa Rica

They are parasitoids that lay their eggs directly into grubs of the June beetle ...

0 1 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by Aaron8Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA

Red Cedar State Trail, Menomonie, WI

0 0 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by CandiceBOntario, Canada

Black wasp with a long tail

3 2 Pelecinid wasp

Pelecinid wasp

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil

The genus Pelecinus is the only living ...

1 0 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by DavidMroczkowskiWisconsin, USA

Females are recognized by the extremely long abdomen and swollen hind "ankles."

0 0 American Pelecinid

American Pelecinid

by Noah N.Marinette, Wisconsin, USA

Thin, shiny black color w/ long abdomen (scorpion like in shape). Short clear ...

1 3 American Pelecinid

American Pelecinid

by Wendy Sherratt HoganOntario, Canada

Fairly large (about an inch or so), glossy black with wings and exceedingly ...

2 2 Pelecinid Wasp (male)

Pelecinid Wasp (male)

by Tom15Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

I wonder if this is a male Pelecinus ...

8 2 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by Tom15Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

this one has to be the widespread

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Unnamed spotting

by pamsaiCartago, Costa Rica

Naturalista. The genus Pelecinus is the ...

2 3 Pelecinid wasp

Pelecinid wasp

by BilloOrizaba, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico

Pelecinus polyturator es una gran avispa ...

0 0 Common Hatchet-vetch

Common Hatchet-vetch

by Ori Fragman-Sapirמועצה אזורית גולן, מחוז הצפון, Israel

An annual with pinnate leaves, small pinkish flowers and saw-like pods.

2 2 Pelecinid wasp

Pelecinid wasp

by Alison WaldenOntario, Canada

Not wasplike. Looks like a black spindly insect with a long curved tail like a ...

6 3 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Flies like a Dragonfly, but has long antenna and smaller wings. segmented ...

0 0 Wasp

Wasp

by Angel21New York, USA

Windy afternoon by the woods in the village, which sandwiched between ...

1 0 Pelecinid Wasp: A Living Fossil

Pelecinid Wasp: A Living Fossil

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

. Pelecinus polyturator occurs from ...

2 3 Wasp

Wasp

by JonathanSequeiraPuntarenas, Costa Rica

Pelecinus polyturator is a large (up to 7 ...

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Pelecinid wasp

by LauraPantelakisGeorgia, USA

Thinner than other, more common wasps, but much longer, most of this length ...

2 0 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by digi_sarahNova Scotia, Canada

She may look fierce, but she can't sting you. Her long ovipositor is used to ...

3 5 Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinid Wasp

by Gordon DietzmanRoseville, Minnesota, USA

Very long black wasp (approx. 3 inches). The male is much shorter and doesn't ...

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