If you thought you had to go to the tropics to find fantastical creatures that inspire the imagination- you thought wrong! The first thing you might notice about the female Giant Ichneumon Wasp (Megarhyssa atrata) is the three long “tails” on the abdomen. These "tails" form her ovipositor, and allow her to lay her eggs in a very special way. Female ichneumonid wasps seek out small holes in trees made by Pigeon Horntail Wasp larvae. She will use her antennae to sense the areas where the larvae ar
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