tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post5089887295309860625..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: ichneumonid ~ 09/27/13 ~ Rocky CreekKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-91043888841555646052013-10-15T06:06:08.943-07:002013-10-15T06:06:08.943-07:00Hey, Cindy. I can see why you find them in the ho...Hey, Cindy. I can see why you find them in the house considering they're obviously attracted to lights. Some ichneumonid ovipositors are amazingly long, like the stumpstabber (<a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/84172/bgimage?from=24" rel="nofollow"><i>Megarhyssa nortoni</i></a>). I'm fascinated how they can actually drill into wood. But, I never understood the claim that if the ovipositor stings, then it doesn't function in egg laying. How do stinging insects lay eggs, then? Maybe someone took a comment about social bees, where not all the females need to lay eggs, and assumed it applied to other stinging insects, too?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-74553290129299942392013-10-14T19:43:39.404-07:002013-10-14T19:43:39.404-07:00I see these now and then in the summer on plants o...I see these now and then in the summer on plants or even in the house. They've always been calm around me and I got to watch one poke a fennel plant with a longer ovipositor so I guess it was laying eggs. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-59126379310094775122013-10-08T06:49:04.917-07:002013-10-08T06:49:04.917-07:00Thanks, John. For some reason my little point and...Thanks, John. For some reason my little point and shoot does really well in low lighting.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-41042468755682329952013-10-06T08:04:37.146-07:002013-10-06T08:04:37.146-07:00That's a really beautiful wasp, and the spotli...That's a really beautiful wasp, and the spotlight effect shows it off nicely. John W. Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857907425270640823noreply@blogger.com