[Image description: Rhyssa lineolata, a type of Ichneumon wasp, rests on a leaf.]

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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Is it bendy? How do they work that thang?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That is ENORMOUS. This bug is very cool and I would never want it to land on me

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 years ago

    Apparently they use it to drill into wood to lay their eggs on wood-eating larvae which will be the young wasps' food source until they emerge into their adult forms. But yes, certainly a candidate for nightmare fodder.

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