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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.
Parasitoid wasps range from some of the smallest species of insects to wasps about an inch long. Most females have a long, sharp ovipositor at the tip of the abdomen, sometimes lacking venom glands, and almost never modified into a sting. [4] Parasitoids can be classified in a variety of ways.
The mammoth wasp resembles a very large, elongated bumble bee. The female is larger than the male and has a yellow head, the male has a black head. Its body is covered in downy hair and is glossy black in colour with two yellow bands across its abdomen which are sometimes divided to form four yellow spots. [ 2 ]
Sphex pensylvanicus is a large, black wasp, significantly larger than their congener Sphex ichneumoneus (the great golden digger wasp). [6] Males are smaller than females, at only 19–28 mm (0.7–1.1 in) long compared with typical female sizes of 25–34 mm (1.0–1.3 in). [2] According to John Bartram, "The sting of this Wasp is painful, but ...
Five female eastern cicada killers, Sphecius speciosus Adult eastern cicada wasps are large, 1.5 to 5.0 cm (0.6 to 2.0 in) long, robust wasps with hairy, reddish, and black areas on their thoraces (middle parts), and black to reddish brown abdominal (rear) segments that are marked with light yellow stripes.
Hemipepsis ustulata is a species of tarantula hawk wasp native to the Southwestern United States.Tarantula hawks are a large, conspicuous family of long-legged wasps that prey on tarantulas by using their long legs to grapple with their prey and then paralyze them with a powerful sting (ranked as one of the most painful in the insect world by the Schmidt sting pain index).
Ammophila sabulosa, the red-banded sand wasp, is a species of the subfamily Ammophilinae of the solitary hunting wasp family Sphecidae, also called digger wasps. [2] [3] Found across Eurasia, the parasitoid wasp is notable for the mass provisioning behaviour of the females, hunting caterpillars mainly on sunny days, paralysing them with a sting, and burying them in a burrow with a single egg.
Synoeca septentrionalis is one of five species of wasps in the genus Synoeca. [1] It is a swarm-founding wasp that is also eusocial, [2] exhibiting complicated nest structure and defense mechanisms [3] and a colony cycle including a pre-emergence phase and a post-emergence phase. [4]