tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post8740584654473423377..comments2024-03-25T16:04:06.581-05:00Comments on MObugs: Giant IchneumonShelly Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-9706991947553713552010-01-18T09:35:11.532-06:002010-01-18T09:35:11.532-06:00You welcome, just look at all the valuable info u ...You welcome, just look at all the valuable info u get here....LOL. <br />Now you know to not pick up the cousins to these lovely bugs...:o)Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-63561074515769490772010-01-18T08:26:24.389-06:002010-01-18T08:26:24.389-06:00haha Thanks for the post (I have only seen one Ich...haha Thanks for the post (I have only seen one Ichneumon before), and thanks for the "experiment," Marvin. I probably would have tried to pick one up next time I saw it (if possible), but will now avoid doing so!Moehttp://www.iowavoice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-75281359046915492572010-01-13T11:24:38.134-06:002010-01-13T11:24:38.134-06:00Oh Marvin you are so much braver than I would be. ...Oh Marvin you are so much braver than I would be. Experiments like that are not something I'm inclined to try, too big of a chicken.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-123006143594183772010-01-13T11:16:21.662-06:002010-01-13T11:16:21.662-06:00You are right that a Ichneumon wasp isn't pron...You are right that a Ichneumon wasp isn't prone to inserting its ovipositor into us. Unlike many other wasps, its ovipositor isn't used as a defensive weapon. However, one evening I did some primary research by letting a female of one of the smaller species crawl around on my arm and discovered that they will insert the ovipositor into flesh and that some also inject venom along with her eggs. It was a mild sting, but I haven't been inclined to repeat the experiment.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-51312300245148915122010-01-13T09:13:11.884-06:002010-01-13T09:13:11.884-06:00Fast---I had to do a google translation of what yo...Fast---I had to do a google translation of what you said.....here it is for those of who do not speak or read Chinese (Difficulty is not a new concept, but rather to avoid the old concept.) Thank you for stopping by, and your words, truly are words to live by. :o)Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-64956447141105214392010-01-13T09:09:32.700-06:002010-01-13T09:09:32.700-06:00Thanks Marvin, I know exactly what you mean. I'...Thanks Marvin, I know exactly what you mean. I've been curious about that as well. As I always say Mother Nature is amazing. I'm just glad they aren't prone to sticking it through us!Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-64498542515628992782010-01-13T03:06:59.873-06:002010-01-13T03:06:59.873-06:00Nice shot, Shelly. It's always kind of amazed...Nice shot, Shelly. It's always kind of amazed me that they can insert those long and relatively flimsy ovipositors into a log -- even a rotten log -- at all.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-46798876311171466462010-01-12T19:23:54.482-06:002010-01-12T19:23:54.482-06:00This is the only one in the wild I have ever seen....This is the only one in the wild I have ever seen. When I first spotted it I had no idea what it was, as it would not land long enough to allow me to get a really good look at it. After about 2 hours of following it around, losing it, and then spotting it again it finally landed and I realized what it was. She was truly a beauty. I am certain she was after the horntail larvae in the stump in my yard, even though I did not see her oviposit.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-89828628950747441042010-01-12T16:52:01.013-06:002010-01-12T16:52:01.013-06:00Impressive and very beautiful critters...I watched...Impressive and very beautiful critters...I watched one very carefully and deliberately investigate the surface of a tree before finally deciding that she'd found the right place to insert her ovipositor. She was still there an hour later when came back to check on her.The Geek In Questionhttp://www.falltoclimb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com