woodwasp
Tree-drilling insect
A woodwasp is a large wasp-like insect whose larvae bore into wood, particularly of coniferous trees.
Despite their intimidating appearance and the females' long, needle-like ovipositor used to drill into bark and deposit eggs, woodwasps do not sting humans.
They are also called horntails because of the spine-like projection at the end of their abdomen.
The forester identified woodwasp damage in the dying pines.
Wood-boring wasp family
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- HymenopteraInsect order with membrane wings
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
mandibles · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen · parasitoid · entomology · arthropod · invertebrate
Wood for construction
- sawdustPowdery timber waste
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
- heartwoodTree's central wood
sapwood · frass · bark · cambium · deadwood · logs · stumps · pine
Spore-bearing organism
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- woodrotFungal decomposition of lumber
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
cellulose · lignin · digestion · coevolution · symbiont · microbiome
Harmful creature or nag
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
logging · biosecurity · detection · outbreak · spread
horntail
Wood-boring wasp family
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- HymenopteraInsect order with membrane wings
antennae · mandibles · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen · parasitoid · entomology · arthropod · invertebrate · instar
timber
Wood for construction
heartwood · sapwood · frass · bark · cambium · deadwood · logs · stumps · pine · fir
fungus
Spore-bearing organism
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- woodrotFungal decomposition of lumber
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
inoculation · cellulose · lignin · digestion · coevolution · symbiont · microbiome
pest
Harmful creature or nag
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
plantation · logging · biosecurity · detection · outbreak · spread
woodwaspyellowjacket
Stinging insect with bands
hornet · paper wasp · tarantula hawk · bald-faced hornet · mud dauber
wood, wooden, wasp, woodland, woodwork, waspish, woodcut, woodcutter, woodsman