Male Giant Ichneumon (Megarhyssa macrurus) wasp attempts to inseminate a female prior to her emergence from inside a fallen log

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A male Giant Ichneumon (Megarhyssa macrurus) wasp (right) attempts to inseminate a female prior to her emergence in spring from inside a fallen log where she has parasitized a Pigeon Horntail (Tremex columba) larva. A male M. greenei (left) is part of this same swarm.

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Size: 4248px × 2833px
Location: Mountainview Nature Park, Valley Cottage, NY, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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