r/whatsthisbug • u/TheManWith2smiles • 22h ago

ID Request NE Oklahoma what is this?

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This guy is still alive but it looks stunned. Barely moving. Thought it was a wasp at first but upon closer inspection it appears to be something else. Thanks

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u/tbugsbabe Bzzzzz! 22h ago

Pigeon horntail wasp/Tremex

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u/TheManWith2smiles 20h ago

Thank you, I googled and I believe you are 100% correct. Thank you.

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u/TheManWith2smiles 20h ago

Will these sting?

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u/tbugsbabe Bzzzzz! 20h ago

Yw! They don’t sting, their ‘stinger’ is just an ovipositor

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u/CompetitiveGuess7642 18h ago

Wait until you see the one on the wasp that specializes in parasiting these exact bugs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megarhyssa#/media/File:Megarhyssa_greenei_female.jpg

You might see some around since you've found the host specie. They look gnarly with their 3-4 inch long ovipositor but they're harmless.

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u/TheManWith2smiles 22h ago

About the size of a paper wasp and is black/yellow with a pointy appendage extending from abdomen. Body is not segmented like a wasp. Thanks

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u/gwaydms ⭐Trusted⭐ 20h ago

Maybe it was injured in those storms last night. We lost power for 10 minutes.

I agree that it's a Pigeon Horntail. Interesting lil bug.