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Index of Subjects --001a1134290c78916b04e7c7aa6d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This is a horntail (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). I will hazard to go further and suggest it is likely _Tremex columba_. They are in the same general group of Hymenoptera as the sawflies. Females lay eggs through the long ovipositor into stressed or recently dead trees. In this species it is in deciduous trees, lots of different species of deciduous trees. After feeding near the surface they go into the wood. Late September and into October is the peak time of emergence of adults. While larvae the spectacular ichneumonids in the genus _Megarhyssa_ try to find them so they can lay eggs in them. For some extreme ovipositors, have a look at Megarhyssa: http://bugguide.net/node/view/4158/bgpage Henri Goulet of the Canadian National Insect Collection was involved in producing an online key to siricids last year. You can find it here: http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/sgsbws_21/sgsbws_21.html Bugguide has a few photos of the Pigeon Tremex: http://bugguide.net/node/view/36832/bgpage DBMc David McCorquodale Georges River, NS On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Bernard Burke <bernieb1@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Hi all > While at work today I was outside talking to a work associate when this > large flying insect came near and appeared to be trying to land on me. I > backed off rather abruptly and it landed on the sidewalk. I asked the > associate if he would take a picture with his camera phone. It was clearly > longer than a bald-faced hornet , and I think it appears to have had a > forked tail similar to an earwig. After this photo was taken, the creature > folded its wings one over the other in line with its body before it > eventually departed. The photo is not clear, and I enlarged it and > attempted to sharpen it, but I'm hoping that my description along with the > color scheme indicated in the photo will help someone help me identify it: > > > http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P#!i=2806020593&k=tMk2wVS&lb=1&s=L > > Thanks in advance > > Bernard Burke > Dartmouth > --001a1134290c78916b04e7c7aa6d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"> <p class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family:Arial">This is a horntail (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). =A0I will hazard to go further and suggest it is likely _Tremex columba_. =A0They are in the same general grou= p of Hymenoptera as the sawflies.</span></p> <p class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family:Arial">Females lay eggs through the long ovipositor into stressed or recently dead trees. =A0In this specie= s it is in deciduous trees, lots of different species of deciduous trees. =A0 After feeding near the surface they go into the wood. =A0Late September and into October is the peak time of emergence of adults.</span></p> <p class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family:Arial">While larvae the spectacular ichneumonids in the genus _Megarhyssa_ try to find them so they= can lay eggs in them. =A0</span>For some extreme ovipositors, have a look at Me= garhyssa:=A0 <a href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/4158/bgpage">http://b= ugguide.net/node/view/4158/bgpage</a></p> <p class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family:Arial">Henri Goulet of the Canadian National Insect Collection was involved in producing an online key= to siricids last year. =A0You can find it here:=A0<a href=3D"http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/sgsbws_21/sg= sbws_21.html">http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/sgsbws_21/sgsbws_= 21.html</a></span></p> <p class=3D"">Bugguide has a few photos of the Pigeon Tremex: <a href=3D"ht= tp://bugguide.net/node/view/36832/bgpage">http://bugguide.net/node/view/368= 32/bgpage</a></p> <p class=3D"">=A0</p> <p class=3D"">DBMc</p> </div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Da= vid McCorquodale<div>Georges River, NS</div></div></div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Bernard = Burke <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bernieb1@eastlink.ca" target= =3D"_blank">bernieb1@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd= ing-left:1ex"> <div>=A0Hi all</div><div>While at work today I was outside talking to a wor= k associate when this large flying insect came near and appeared to be tryi= ng to land on me. I backed off rather abruptly and it landed on the sidewal= k. I asked the associate if he would take a picture with his camera phone. = It was clearly longer than a bald-faced hornet , and I think it appears to = have had a forked tail similar to an earwig. After this photo was taken, th= e creature folded its wings one over the other in line with its body before= it eventually departed. The photo is not clear, and I enlarged it and atte= mpted to sharpen it,=A0but I'm hoping that my description along with th= e color scheme indicated in the photo will help someone help me identify it= :</div> <div>=A0</div><div><a href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insectsspid= ers-etc/797514_PQxc2P#!i=3D2806020593&k=3DtMk2wVS&lb=3D1&s=3DL"= target=3D"_blank">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797= 514_PQxc2P#!i=3D2806020593&k=3DtMk2wVS&lb=3D1&s=3DL</a></div> <div>=A0</div><div>Thanks in advance</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font colo= r=3D"#888888"><div>=A0</div><div>Bernard Burke</div><div>Dartmouth</div> </font></span></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1134290c78916b04e7c7aa6d--
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