Megalara Garuda
I've already mentioned a number of recently descovered animals from indonesia - and i would gladly wager that this is the most terrifying of the lot.
Megalara garuda, colloquially referred to as the "king of wasps", is a large wasp(a solitary winged insect with a narrow waist) and only species in the genus Megalara. It is an enormous wasp officially discovered in the Mekongga Mountains on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in 2011.
Average males are about two inchese in length, and have an elongated mandible similar in size to their forelegs. Both sexes are shiny black with black wings. It is a solitary predator of other insect species.
The first specimens of the wasp were collected on an expedition to Indonesia in 1930; however the first live specimen was captured and documented just last year. Much like many other rare species, deforestation and other environment impacts pose a threat to the wellbeing of the species.
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