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Ichneumon Wasp: these wasps are solitary and parasitic. The female uses her ovipositor to lay eggs inside prey. When the eggs hatch into larvae, the larvae eat the host from inside out! This sounds pretty horrific and like something out of Alien. This wasp was stunning to look at and at least 2cm long. If my research and identification are correct, this is a male ichnuemon xanthorius