Pelecinus is a large, 7cm long, black wasp, who's ancestors are extinct, so there are no similar wasp family around today. It is native to the US and Mexico so we don't have to worry here ;). Oddly enough I can't find a single picture of Pelecinus thoracicus or Pelecinus dichrous; What you see above is Pelecinus polyturator which is the most common species. The females are parthogenic and don't need to sexually reproduce, but can if they choose to. They lay their eggs in scarab larvae.
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