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Compsocryptus sp. or Ichneumon wasp <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125511/compsocryptus_sp._or_ichneumon_wasp.html" title="Compsocryptus sp. or Ichneumon wasp"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/5803/125511_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=A57qSbFeeyS0Rez740Ty4A%2B1ELo%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Compsocryptus sp. or Ichneumon wasp Female can sting but usually are harmless. They lay their eggs mostly in insects of a select few hosts. The larva eats its host from the inside out, usually leaving vital organs for last so that host will live long enough to provide food for the wasp. When the host dies the wasp emerges.<br />
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Compsocryptus sp. or Ichneumon wasp

Compsocryptus sp. or Ichneumon wasp Female can sting but usually are harmless. They lay their eggs mostly in insects of a select few hosts. The larva eats its host from the inside out, usually leaving vital organs for last so that host will live long enough to provide food for the wasp. When the host dies the wasp emerges.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125512/compsocryptus_sp._or_ichneumon_wasp.html Compsocryptus texensis,Fall,Geotagged,United States

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The Compsocryptus texensis

Compsocryptus texensis is a ichneumonid wasp in the Compsocryptus genus.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By William Bodine

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Uploaded Dec 9, 2021. Captured Dec 9, 2021 11:27 in 3466 E Huber Cir, Mesa, AZ 85213, USA.

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Canon EOS 70D
f/6.3
1/8s
ISO100
50mm

Captured in the fall. More fall photos.