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Re: Unidentified "hornets"
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Carol Malcolm <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 2 Nov 1999 22:00:22 +0000
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"I lived on a farm in central Iowa and there were these HUGE wasps or
hornets (not sure) that had ENORMOUS "stingers" or maybe they were just
tails - about 3 - 5 inches long.  I think they used them to drill into tree
trunks and the like.  Any idea what these were or why they did that?
Someone said that they might be Cecada killers but I somewhat doubt that
because they were never around cecadas."

The superfamily Ichneumonoidea is widespread and contains members with very
long ovipositors.  Also, fig wasps have good sized ovipositors...
Might be one or the other.
Carol

Carol K. Malcolm
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