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Female specimen. M. procer is a large tropical wasp with a body length of 46–77 mm (1.8–3.0 in). [2] The body is primarily black with yellowish markings on the front and vertex of the head, pronotum, scutellum, metanotum, medial spot on the first gastral tergite, and a pair of anterolateral spots on the third gastal tergite.
The mammoth wasp is found in Mediterranean type habitats such as oak forests, maquis and garrigue.It can only occur where its prey, the European rhinoceros beetle Oryctes nasicornis, is found too and in Russia it has been noted that it is commonest around human habitation where manure piles, sawmills and compost heaps provide habitat for its prey.
In Sulawesi, Kimsey discovered the largest wasp species recorded to date, a so-called "monster wasp" with jaws that exceed the length of its limbs. [11] The male wasp grows to two and a half inches long (6.35 cm). Kimsey named this wasp species Megalara garuda after Garuda, [12] the national symbol of Indonesia, a giant, bird-like creature. [12]
The longest-standing record is for a 1.97-pound, 14 3/4-inch rock bass caught in Deer Creek near London on Sept. 3, 1932. George A. Keller of Dayton set that mark that has stood for more than 90 ...
The largest lacewing is the Australian "blue eyes lacewing" (Nymphes myrmeleonides), which can measure up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in length and span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings. [41] Some forms of this ancient order could grow extremely large during the Jurassic period and may have ranked among the largest insects ever. [42]
Polistes rubiginosus and P. carolina are the only large red-coloured wasp species in the eastern US. [7] P. rubiginosus is, however, extremely similar to P. carolina , [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and can be found in the same regions; [ 4 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] the key morphological difference being the malar area (the "cheek") seen from the side, but this works ...
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Megarhyssa male adults reach body lengths going from 2.3 to 3.8 cm (0.9 to 1.6 inches), while female adults can measure from 3.5 to 7.5 cm (1.5 to 3 inches). [3] Both sexes can be distinguished because females have an extremely slender, and long organ to lay eggs called the ovipositor.