Insect lovers WTF is this?

[98tls]

Came home today to find this thing on my curtain,sure it wasnt there when i left as it sticks out like a 3rd ball on a greyhound.After the:gob:my first thought was to :bash:as i am not really that fond of..well things look like this,couldnt believe the size of it and have never seen one before.The dog went nuts when he saw it (then again he chases flies) but i managed to get it to crawl onto some paper then took it outside.

[Mom]

Crazy man! That is the extremly dangerous long sting tailed Leptropedarious Hugmonius Frigniest Wasp. How you even were brave enough to encourage it on to something to transport it out side is beyond me.



You should have called Maha man, he deals to rats with the nastiest flyspray known to man.

[Steam]

Noo Zilund has quite a few different kinds of native wasps, all harmless and stupid, much friendlier than real stingy wasps. That's one of them.
I'll try to look it up in my book of NZ insects...

[Daffyd]

Yup, pretty certain it's some type of wasp. We have them down here.
Not as nasty or aggressive as the Yellow and Black ones AFAIK.

[Steam]

No, I was wrong, it's Rhyssa_persuasoria, the largest ichneumon fly and an impressive insect. Associated with mature pine woods and flies October - November. Female uses long ovipositor to lay parasitise larvae inside the giant wood wasp which are located deep in living timber.
FOund all over the world in climates like ours.

[98tls]

Noo Zilund has quite a few different kinds of native wasps, all harmless and stupid, much friendlier than real stingy wasps. That's one of them.
I'll try to look it up in my book of NZ insects... Cheers Steam,it didnt look to friendly but flew off to scare the shite out of someone else.

[Steam]

Ah, I read that the Rhyssa Persuasoria is a kind of wasp, so we were right.

[dangerous]

98... I think I would have grabed the shotie and blowen the sucker clean out the window, taking with it the curtin... and Id have made sure I hit it cos just like the common wasp if you miss it it comes after ya with a few mates.
Is that stork hanging out its arse, really a part of it? or is it a line on the curtin, how bloody long is that?

[chanceyy]

ewwwwwwwwwww 98 that thing is farken huge .. keep it down your way thanks :yes:

[98tls]

98... I think I would have grabed the shotie and blowen the sucker clean out the window, taking with it the curtin... and Id have made sure I hit it cos just like the common wasp if you miss it it comes after ya with a few mates.
Is that stork hanging out its arse, really a part of it? or is it a line on the curtin, how bloody long is that? Got a 3006 that would have put a dent in it but thought live and let live,the stork was part of the farkin thing D,i figure it was 15cm top to toe.Angry looking fucker to boot.

[doc]

98... I think I would have grabed the shotie and blowen the sucker clean out the window, taking with it the curtin... and Id have made sure I hit it cos just like the common wasp if you miss it it comes after ya with a few mates.
Is that stork hanging out its arse, really a part of it? or is it a line on the curtin, how bloody long is that?

And I was thinking of stopping off at your place next time I was passing thru.
Back to the idea of camping overnite in Hagley park.

[98tls]

ewwwwwwwwwww 98 that thing is farken huge .. keep it down your way thanks :yes: Had that other island look about it actually.:bleh:

[McJim]

Could be worse - imagine a nest of the bastards in yer helmet.

[chanceyy]

Had that other island look about it actually.:bleh:

now ya mistaken there hon ... to hot up here to have ugly critters like that about :nya:

[Goblin]

Ewww! That looks dangerous. Bet it has a nasty sting.:pinch:

[McJim]

Ewww! That looks dangerous. Bet it has a nasty sting.:pinch:
Not all wasps can sting. I suspect this particular breed has forgone the option of self defense in favour of an ovipositor that can drill through wood and into the larvae of the wasps it has evolved to lay it's eggs in.

But what the fuck would I know?

[dangerous]

And I was thinking of stopping off at your place next time I was passing thru.
Back to the idea of camping overnite in Hagley park. well as you can see we let all kinds a critters and north Islanders in our houses, I wouldnt have really shot it cos then I would heve needed to repair the window, and besides I havent shot 98 yet.:Punk:

[kro]

They were introduced to prey on another pest insect, they can get quite big. The seem to be pretty harmless to humans, I held one that was prolly 10cm from top to tail last year, it was very docile.

[98tls]

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well as you can see we let all kinds a critters and north Islanders in our houses, I wouldnt have really shot it cos then I would heve needed to repair the window, and besides I havent shot 98 yet.:Punk: :Oi:Fair play,bad enough to be shot but shot by a Ginga on a Guzzi:no:and no at least i got hair comments eh..........im not going bald its a halo,mum always did say i "was her little angel".:devil2:

[Goblin]

Sting or no sting it'd give me the willies.

[doc]

well as you can see we let all kinds a critters and north Islanders in our houses, I wouldnt have really shot it cos then I would heve needed to repair the window, and besides I havent shot 98 yet.:Punk:
Yep them "Critters" from the south can be scary alright.

[darkwolf]

Sting or no sting it'd give me the willies.

Nope wrong animal there.

[Colapop]

Ah, I read that the Rhyssa Persuasoria is a kind of wasp, so we were right.
I reckon you could've gotten away with saying "It's a fucken big bug!"

[The Pastor]

can it sting?

[smoky]

No, I was wrong, it's Rhyssa_persuasoria, the largest ichneumon fly and an impressive insect. Associated with mature pine woods and flies October - .

Well it is a Ichneumon fly / wasp – commonly called a pole fly
But there are approximately 60,000 different species worldwide – and I don’t think it’s a Rhyssa Persuasoria, they tend to be more black and white than your photo, could be a Lissonota

And the tube is not always just for laying eggs, some Ichneumons inject venom along with the egg.

May of found it’s way inside the home by mistake – but do you have any newish furniture made from pine, including a new lounge suite - it could’ve come from inside the timber

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Crazy man! That is the extremly dangerous long sting tailed Leptropedarious Hugmonius Frigniest Wasp. How you even were brave enough to encourage it on to something to transport it out side is beyond me.



You should have called Maha man, he deals to rats with the nastiest flyspray known to man.

were you on the rums again

[Goblin]

Nope wrong animal there.Well it wouldn't have lasted long if it was on my curtain. Would just be a stain.:2guns:

[98tls]

Well it is a Ichneumon fly / wasp – commonly called a pole fly
But there are approximately 60,000 different species worldwide – and I don’t think it’s a Rhyssa Persuasoria, they tend to be more black and white than your photo, could be a Lissonota

And the tube is not always just for laying eggs, some Ichneumons inject venom along with the egg.

May of found it’s way inside the home by mistake – but do you have any newish furniture made from pine, including a new lounge suite - it could’ve come from inside the timber No new furniture mate.am thinking it must have come in with an arm load of wood.