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What's this bug?

stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a

5 years ago

Mainly, I just wanted to see if I could start a new thread since all of these changes.

Found this impressive big bug stuck in a spider web in my greenhouse. Anyone know what it is?

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Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

It’s only 4:23am here and can’t sleep why did I look on here? I know better;). What a freakin nightmare! Check out Gasteruption jaculator, doesn’t totally match, but close. I can’t do much more research because it’s to early and dark. My heebie jeebies are at a 10 right now;).

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SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
5 years ago
HA! Interesting insect. Looks like this particular Gasteruption jaculator got ...uhh... interrupted!
stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a thanked SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
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stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
Original Author
5 years ago
lol, he wasn't too happy
stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
Original Author
5 years ago
Does look similar, Kara, but Gasteruption jaculator is only .39 - .67 inches long (according to wikipedia) and this thing was quite a bit larger. The body of it was 1.5 in long and that double tail part (whatever it's called) was over 3 in. long. There were also no orangish rings on the body.
noyade233
5 years ago
Looks like it could be a giant ichneumon wasp.
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SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
5 years ago
Looks like it was spidey dinner.
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aloebot
5 years ago
Cool wasp! Sad it's gone, but even spiders have to eat.
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stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
Original Author
5 years ago
I think we have a winner, thanks noyade! Looks like it's a Megarhyssa atrata, a large parasytic wasp.
Helen Agius (Adelaide,Sth Aus) USDA Z10b
5 years ago
I was gunna say it looks like one of our grass wasps that lay their eggs in grubs after paralyzing them. I've only seen them in semi arid places we've lived and they are smaller with boring colours ;-)
stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a thanked Helen Agius (Adelaide,Sth Aus) USDA Z10b

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