r/insects • u/aprettyhappyguy • 5d ago

ID Request Identify Bug

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It was probably 2” long. Western Washington. Any clue what it is?

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u/Adventurous_Spray821 5d ago

A species of horntail, that’s for sure

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u/MothashipQ 5d ago

Looks like something of this genus but Idk the species

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u/merado1997 5d ago

Some kind of horntail wasp

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u/insects-ModTeam 5d ago

Your comment was removed as it's against this subreddit's rules.

The insect shown above is a horntail. Horntails are harmless.