I saw an insect that landed on my window. it looked like a cross of a mosquito and wasp.it had 4 wings and it was yellow and black. it had a stinger that looked like a needle. the stinger was about 2-3inches long and more than double the insects length. what is it? i cant find out anything on it!
2007-08-05 05:46:05 · 4 answers · asked by Brian 2 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
I saw an insect that landed on my window. it looked like a cross of a mosquito and wasp.it had 4 wings and it was yellow and black. it had a stinger that looked like a needle. the stinger was about 2-3inches long and more than double the insects length. what is it? i cant find out anything on it!
P.S. i live in a forest of both deciduous and coniferous trees in Massachusetts.
2007-08-05 11:33:41 · update #1
sorry about the double details did that by accident + don't know how to fix
2007-08-05 11:35:27 · update #2
Could be one of any number of species of "Wood wasps", or "Ichneumon wasps." Possibly a "horntail wood wasp" (Urceros sp.)
http://www.judywoods.bravehost.com/insects/horntail.html (email me from my profile page, if this doesn't look like it...)
What you are seeing is an "ovipositor", not a stinger. It's used for drilling holes in wood or tree bark to lay eggs; it is nonvenomous. The wasp larva feeds on the sapwood and bark cambium of the tree, spending most of it life there.
2007-08-05 06:52:32 · answer #1 · answered by WOMBAT, Manliness Expert 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea . U should tell about the area u live in cuz there are many insects who look like it
PS - If I was u i would rather stay away from that insect with this huge needle
2007-08-05 06:05:32 · answer #2 · answered by reddevil 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mosquito Hawk. Check it out!
2007-08-05 14:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by drgnfly9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds strange to me for my area anyway. Why don't you Google flying insects and see if you can find it? Good luck!
2007-08-05 06:36:55 · answer #4 · answered by gabeymac♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋