what the heck is this insect???

[madmax12]

Found this at the bottom of my stoop.

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[heviduty]

Mayfly?

 

[Andy in Gap]

Ichneumonidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Its a type of wasp, sometimes called a scorpion wasp. They are parasites, laying eggs inside other insects. Very cool.

 

[madmax12]

I don't remember seeing one before...and I'm not quite as young as I used to be. It is wicked cool looking. Thanks for the link.

I'm glad its the size it is. That tiny, and I still was glad is was just laying there.

 

[RobertBrown]

I took this yesterday, looks to be a similar species.

 

[madmax12]

I took this yesterday, looks to be a similar species.

They are very cool looking. Beautifully scarey