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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. <http://www.pbase.com/ppayzant/ichneumon>
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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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 <a
href="http://www.pbase.com/ppayzant/ichneumon">here.</a><br>
<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>
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