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>Despite looking formidable, the ovipositor does not deliver a sting like many wasps or bees. It can be used to bore into and lay eggs inside rotten wood.<

Is this sentence referring strictly to Megarhyssa? It is my understanding that some Ichneumons do in fact sting. Some clarification would be helpful.

I believe the sentence just refers to the ovipositor itself, as according to its name (ovi- meaning egg, -positor as in deposit), it's just used to deposit eggs. Allie 14:52, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can certainly confirm that the wasp certainly does sting! I was stung last night and am very sore in the area today. The sting did not produce a welp or irritation as other wasps' stings do.

Considering ovipositor and stinger are one, I'd find it difficult to imagine that they could do both at once. In ants and bees, the queen is the only one who can lay eggs and the only one who can't sting...

But then again, if this ovipositor can BORE INTO WOOD i should hope it could sting a human.

According to the Queen bee article, the queen is the only bee that can sting more than once. 206.53.197.12 (talk) 03:36, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Picture with the red body

This looks nothing like most images of ichneumons, with their long abdomon and ovipositors. Is this really an ichneumon wasp? —Ben FrantzDale 00:58, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Darwin

Why did he have a problem with parasitism in nature? Isn't that kind of an emotional reaction to have? I mean, 'grisly'? The bible clearly indicates that, since the Fall, nature is quite cruel, and everything kills everything. Hell, God regularly used to smite people with BOILS. A little parasitic insect is hardly uncharacteristic.

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 == Picture with the red body ==
 This looks nothing like most images of ichneumons, with their long abdomon and ovipositors. Is this really an ichneumon wasp? [[User:BenFrantzDale|—Ben FrantzDale]] 00:58, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
+== Darwin ==
+Why did he have a problem with parasitism in nature? Isn't that kind of an emotional reaction to have? I mean, 'grisly'? The bible clearly indicates that, since the Fall, nature is quite cruel, and everything kills everything. Hell, God regularly used to smite people with BOILS. A little parasitic insect is hardly uncharacteristic.