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Sawfly

Tenthredo sp.

Description:

Black wasp with white antennae

Habitat:

Near a pond

Notes:

I once thought that this was a wasp, but it is actually a sawfly. Sawfly larvae eat plants, and wasp larvae eat meat.

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Sawfly
Tenthredo sp. Tenthredo livida - Wikipedia


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2 Comments

Kalen
Kalen 2 months ago

@summerfrancis No, it is not.

summerfrancis
summerfrancis 3 years ago

i think that is a back cricket

Kalen
Spotted by
Kalen

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Spotted on Dec 2, 2020
Submitted on Dec 2, 2020

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