Ovipositor
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Dec 5, 2011
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The cave crickets that live in my crawl space and jump onto my head each time I enter or exit have this giant pointy thing on their tail end that looks like a stinger. It frightens me, to say the least. After some research, it turns out it's called an ovipositor, which is a body part certain insects use to place their eggs in the ground. On crickets, it's a non-violent appendage. On other insects, like bees and wasps, it's a stinger. #nature
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