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  2. Ichneumonidae - Wikipedia

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    The Ichneumonidae, also known as ichneumon wasps, ichneumonid wasps, ichneumonids, or Darwin wasps, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25,000 species described as of 2016 [update] . [ 2 ]

  3. Megarhyssa macrurus - Wikipedia

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    Megarhyssa macrurus, also known as the long-tailed giant ichneumonid wasp [1] or long-tailed giant ichneumon wasp, [2] is a species of large ichneumon wasp. [3] It is a parasitoid, notable for its extremely long ovipositor which it uses to deposit an egg into a tunnel in dead wood bored by its host, the larva of a similarly large species of horntail.

  4. Ichneumonoidea - Wikipedia

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    The ovipositor of ichneumonoids generally cannot deliver a sting as many wasps or bees do. It can be used to bore wood and lay eggs on hosts deep inside, or reach hosts hidden inside leaf shelters. It can be used to bore wood and lay eggs on hosts deep inside, or reach hosts hidden inside leaf shelters.

  5. Nature: Parasitoid wasps prey during the summer months - AOL

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    This tiny ichneumon wasp (Enicospilus purgatus) is nocturnal, as are most of its quarry, caterpillars. The blue-winged wasp pictured with this column preys on beetle grubs, including the invasive ...

  6. Megarhyssa nortoni - Wikipedia

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    Megarhyssa nortoni is a predatory insect. Its larvae are parasitoids of horntail wasp larvae in coniferous trees. The adult female hunts horntail larvae for egg placement. It smells wood-eating fungus, utilized by the horntail larvae to predigest wood pulp, and uses its antennae to detect vibrations made by the horntail larvae.

  7. Ichneumoninae - Wikipedia

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    Ichneumoninae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae. Ichneumoninae are koinobiont or idiobiont endoparasitoids of Lepidoptera. It is the second largest subfamily of Ichneumonidae, with 373 genera. Ichneumonines are often large, conspicuous colourful insects.

  8. Echthromorpha intricatoria - Wikipedia

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    Echthromorpha intricatoria, also known as the cream-spotted ichneumon, is a common wasp found in Australia [1] and New Zealand. It cannot sting and does not build nests, and is harmless to humans. [2] The female injects eggs into pupae of moths and butterflies with the ovipositor, particularly favouring the Nymphalidae (admiral family).

  9. Rhyssa persuasoria - Wikipedia

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    Rhyssa persuasoria, also known as the sabre wasp, is a species belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Rhyssinae. Members of this subfamily, including those of Rhyssa and the allied Megarhyssa , are also known collectively as giant ichneumonid wasps or giant ichneumons.

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