What bug is this?

[troutpocket]

This guy came to visit me today. Central WA lake. What is it?

 

[Taxon]

Hi troutpocket-

I believe it to be an Ichneumonid Wasp.

 

[Billy]

Wasp???? Cant fish that pond anymore Rod

 

[Jim F.]

Wasp???? Cant fish that pond anymore Rod

You would really have irritate one of those to get it to sting and the majority of solitary ground wasps can't sting.

 

[Mark Melton]

Hi troutpocket-

I believe it to be an Ichneumonid Wasp.

Probably genus Spilichneumon.

Ichneumon ? - Spilichneumon

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Red wasp - Spilichneumon

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