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Ichneumon Wasp? #575425

Asked June 29, 2019, 10:16 PM EDT

Hello - I’m trying to identify this from in my grandmother’s yard in Centennial, CO today (picture attached). I would also like some general information on it, i.e. does it sting? There is a really long black stinger/tail type thing on it, if it is not easily visible in the photo. (For possible size reference the rocks surrounding it in the photo are about 1.5 to 2 inches)

Arapahoe County Colorado

Expert Response

This looks like the giant ichneumon wasp. See the description and other details in http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/insects/pigeon-tremex-horntail-and-the-giant-ichneumon-wa....

Frank Peairs, Emeritus Professor of Entomology Replied July 01, 2019, 11:51 AM EDT

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