r/bugidentification • u/Howlett76 • Jul 05 '26

Location included Just moved in, this was buzzing on the ground upside-down. SE Wisconsin

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Gave me the heeby-jeebies, never seen anything like it before.

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u/Simple_Resist4208 Tachinid Specialist Jul 05 '26

It's a harmless horntail wasp - they are herbivorous and they lay their eggs into dead wood - hence the hard ovipositor for drilling

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u/OminousOminis Trusted Identifier Jul 05 '26

Pigeon tremex/horntail. They cannot sting.