Pelecinid Wasp - Pelecinus polyturator

Females are distinctive: their abdomens are five times the length of the rest of their body. The abdomen has six segments. Males are rarely seen in temperate areas, and this species is suspected of being capable of parthenogenesis.

They do not sting. The female uses her long ovipositor to penetrate the soil in search of scarab beetle grubs to lay her eggs on/in.

Habitat: Mixed, mostly coniferous forest. She was resting on my tent and had no interest in moving. I left her there and found her in nearly the same spot the next morning. I finally had to move her to a nearby tree.