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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Yellow-Legged Horntail

Urocerus augur

About

A large, dark-bodied wood wasp with bright yellow legs that contrast sharply with its blue-black body. Found primarily in conifer forests of eastern Asia.

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Did You Know?

Like all horntails, the short horn-like projection at the tail is not a stinger but a structural feature called a cornus, present in both sexes.