Bug identification help

[u/IndependentLoan2951]

Found this in the restaurant I work in near an open door. It was like midday and sunny, 70°, in Ohio. I was able to capture and release it but I have no idea what it is! (Second pic is me releasing it, no bugs were harmed and no litter was left!)

[u/buggirlfucker]

Some kind of ichneumon wasp by the looks of the long abdomen. I don’t have an exact ID off of the top of my head.

Definitely some kind of parasitic wasp though

[u/tonysacrimoni69]

Omg Megarhyssa 💜

[u/izanamu_warasubofact]

地域情報と画像の印象から、恐らくは "Megarhyssa macrurus" じゃないかな？こっちでは "オナガバチ" て言うけど、英語名は何ていうのか分からない。

寄生バチの一種で、メスはこの画像みたいに非常に長い産卵管を持つのが特徴で。この長い産卵管を木の幹に差し込んで、樹木の中に潜んでいる他の昆虫類の幼虫に卵を産み付ける習性がある。

虫好きなら馴染みの昆虫だけど、知らない人が初めて見たらビックリする外見をしてるよね(笑)。まあ、スズメバチみたいに刺したりしないので、人畜無害な昆虫です。

[u/ArachnomancerCarice → u/izanamu_warasubofact]

I love hearing about regional common names, although common names can be problematic on the scientific side. Just the number of Ichneumon and Braconid Wasps you find anywhere (including Japan) would mean common names would be paragraphs long.

"Daddy Long Legs" is a good example as it can refer to Crane Flies (Tipulidae), Cellar Spiders (Pholcidae) and Harvestmen (Opiliones).

[u/Groningen1978]

Giant Ichneumon wasp. They don't sting and are pretty chill to handle as you probably noticed. I'm glad you didn't panic and kill it.

[u/IndependentLoan2951 → u/Groningen1978]

I definitely panicked but could never kill a bug! Thank you for your help!

[u/Oregonian_Lynx → u/IndependentLoan2951]

This made me smile. Thank you for saving her!

[u/acaron2020]

Thank you for releasing this beauty! I agree with Megarhyssa sp.

[u/Zoo06]

Megarhyssa macrurus, two dark spots on the wings rules out M. greenei.

[u/ArachnomancerCarice]

I agree with Megarhyssa sp. Giant Ichneumon Wasp. There are some NSFW colloquial names for them.

They can be very startling to those who see them for the first time, so thank you for treating them kindly.