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Well,
I know that some of the parasitic wasps can sting and that it hurts
pretty bad. Not sure if those still have functioning ovipositors or
if they just lay an egg on their vicims body surface and leave it to
the larva to dig in.
Not sure about Ichneumonids, but I will try to remember to look into
that.
Ulli
On 11-Jul-11, at 1:07 PM, Peter Payzant wrote:
> Hi, all-
>
> We found a dead ichneumon wasp on the road today and brought it
> indoors to photograph. It's about 13 cm long overall - pretty
> spectacular. You can see the photo here.
>
> Here's a question - I've always understood that the stingers on
> stinging insects is a "modified ovipositor", that is, an organ
> which is no longer used to deposit eggs, but has evolved to become
> a weapon. Can insects such as this one, with a functional
> ovipositor, still use it for defense in any way? Can these wasps
> sting?
>
> Peter Payzant
>
>
>
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hurts pretty bad. Not sure if those still have functioning ovipositors =
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style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><font face=3D"Arial">Hi, =
all-<br> <br> We found a dead ichneumon wasp on the =
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<br> Here's a question - I've always understood that the stingers =
on stinging insects is a "modified ovipositor", that is, an organ =
which is no longer used to deposit eggs, but has evolved to =
become a weapon. Can insects such as this one, with a functional =
ovipositor, still use it for defense in any way? Can these wasps =
sting?<br> <br> Peter Payzant<br> <br> <br> =
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