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LMesser hk, Hong Kong Mar 19, 2016

black bug, wings, yellow spots on head & body

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Mar 19, 2016

It's an ichneumon wasp, parasitic on other insects but harmless to humans.

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LMesser hk, Hong Kong Mar 19, 2016

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It's an ichneumon wasp, parasitic on other insects but harmless to humans.


even if i trapped it in a box for a night and it's a bit irritated?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Mar 20, 2016

They lack venom; what looks like a stinger is just its ovipositor - egg-laying 'tool'. In some species, this is hard and sharp enough to pierce human skin, and would feel just like a pin prick if it did so...

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