Subject: Large Insect Identification
Geographic location of the bug: Indiana
Date: 09/02/2021
Time: 10:19 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: This insect was trying to get into my ear. I swatted it away and it came back. I killed it on my shirt. I have also seen a dead one in my garage and one buzzing me outside. It is 1 1/2 inches long. I have not notice them before. Looks like a bee to me.
How you want your letter signed: G Riley
Dear G Riley,
This is a Pigeon Horntail, a type of Wood Wasp that lays eggs in diseased and dying hardwood. We can’t imagine why it was interested in your ear.