Machine 0 Posted June 19, 2012 I wasn't sure where would be a good place to put this but does anyone know what this is or anything about it? It looks like a wasp with a huge tail. Any clue? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted June 19, 2012 Kind of looks like a mosquito hawk or crane fly. Not a dragonfly as it does not have a double set of wings. Maybe a megarhyssa norton, but they are more colorful. Just found this one - Crown-of-thorns Wasp - Megischus bicolor http://bugguide.net/node/view/4709 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwatmo 2 Posted June 19, 2012 Looks like this. http://www.trolettiphoto.com/blog/2011/5/Ichneumonoidea-Giant-Ichneumon-Wasp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker 0 Posted June 19, 2012 Looks kinda like a stone fly we have here, that long thing on the end is a breathing tube, they don't have lungs. Did you find it by water? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted June 19, 2012 I believe that long thing is an ovipositor, used by the female to deposit eggs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker 0 Posted June 19, 2012 I'm Probly wrong OFG... I ussaly am lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted June 19, 2012 I'm Probly wrong OFG... I ussaly am lol Naww, just going through the process of elimination. About all you can do on something like that. Working as a team helps. Interesting learning about the different bugs, birds, plants, etc.... Keep throwing out those ideas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker 0 Posted June 19, 2012 A mayfly has a two tubes like that... That one looks like its been smooshed or dead for a whole. I tie a lot of flies for steelhead fishing that look just like that. And your right it's better to talk as a group. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machine 0 Posted June 19, 2012 From what I can tell Doc and OFG are right on. It looks like that Iche......however you spell it.....wasp. It was one mean looking bug! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted June 19, 2012 From what I am finding, they do not sting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted June 28, 2012 Any idea what this one is? I saw it along the trail during my hike last night. Elevation was over 6,000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwatmo 2 Posted June 28, 2012 It could be a buck and a quarter moth. ($1.25) moose0024.gif LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted June 28, 2012 It could be a buck and a quarter moth. ($1.25) moose0024.gif LOL Enough with the two bit answers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted June 29, 2012 I believe that long thing is an ovipositor, used by the female to deposit eggs. I know what an ovipositor looks like and that aint it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Watcherofthewoods 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Rattler? I'd say poisonous because of the head shape for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razor sharp 0 Posted July 16, 2012 timber rattler. tasts like chicken :hugegrin: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted July 17, 2012 timber rattler. tasts like chicken :hugegrin: It is a rattler, but not a timber rattler. It was photographed by a friend of mine about 20 miles north of here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razor sharp 0 Posted July 17, 2012 what kind of rattler is it. i thought there was only one kind in iowa. there coloration and spot arangment can be significantly different. i think everyone that runs into a rattlesnake around here just calls them a timber rattler because there in the timber. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted July 17, 2012 CAMPHORWEED CUCULLIA (Greene's caterpillar picture) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfatguy 0 Posted July 17, 2012 what kind of rattler is it. i thought there was only one kind in iowa. there coloration and spot arangment can be significantly different. i think everyone that runs into a rattlesnake around here just calls them a timber rattler because there in the timber. This one is in the grass...sheesh. Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) . . . threatened/endangered Iowa species. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razor sharp 0 Posted July 17, 2012 This one is in the grass...sheesh. Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) . . . threatened/endangered Iowa species. cool, the timber rattlers ive seen are more grey with a bit more diamond pattern i think. (been a few years since i seen one. pretty snake though, hope it dont go extinct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites