探検昆虫

Giant Woodwasp

Urocerus gigas

The Giant Woodwasp is a big, fascinating insect that loves to live in trees. It has a long body and can be found buzzing around in forests, making it a special part of nature!

生息地: Forests

外見

The Giant Woodwasp has a robust, cylindrical body typically striped black and bright yellow, with smoky-brown wings. Females possess an incredibly long, needle-like ovipositor extending from their rear, often mistaken for a sting, making them visually distinct.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraSiricidaeUrocerus
Giant Woodwasp
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Giant Woodwasp

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Despite its giant 'stinger', the female woodwasp cannot sting humans!

Female woodwasps carry tiny fungi to plant with their eggs, aiding wood digestion!

Its larvae live inside wood for years, sometimes up to three, before emerging!

They are attracted to recently dead or dying conifer trees for their nurseries!

特殊能力

能力

Super Driller

Giant Woodwasp females can drill deep into dead wood using their tough ovipositor to lay eggs, reaching their food source.

能力

Wood Digestion

Giant Woodwasp larvae can digest tough wood because they carry helpful fungi that break down the plant material for them.

能力

Forest Recycler

Giant Woodwasp larvae help clear forests by tunneling through dead timber, speeding up its natural breakdown.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
40-80 mm
サイズ
20-40 mm
寿命
10-30 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Larvae munch on dead wood, while adult Giant Woodwasps eat little to nothing.

年齢による違い: Larvae consume wood, but adults are non-feeding or only consume small amounts of sap.

主な食物

  • Coniferous Wood
  • Pine
  • Spruce
  • Fir
  • Larch

生態系とのつながり

parasitizes

Giant Ichneumon Wasp

Rhyssa persuasoria

Lays eggs on Giant Woodwasp larvae inside wood.

eats

Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

Drills into wood to find and eat woodwasp larvae.

symbiotic with

Wood Rot Fungus

Amylostereum areolatum

Wasp carries fungus; fungus helps larvae digest wood.

eats

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Larvae tunnel through and consume the wood of dead pines.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

It's best to watch these wasps from a distance and not touch them.

よくある質問

Giant Woodwaspの翼開長は何ですか?

40-80 mm

Giant Woodwaspのサイズは何ですか?

20-40 mm

Giant Woodwaspの寿命は何ですか?

10-30 日

Giant Woodwaspは何を食べますか?

Larvae munch on dead wood, while adult Giant Woodwasps eat little to nothing.

Giant Woodwaspは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Giant Woodwaspの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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