Ichneumon Wasp? - Ask Extension
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 infor...
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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
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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....