What is this critter?

['bert]

I found 2 of these in some wood I was splitting up yesterday. Pic's kind of crappy, only had my cell phone with me, (should have built in a camera holder on my splitter I guess)

 

[kbrown]

What type of wood? Was there any "punkyness" to the wood? I posted last month about a wasp that lays it's larva in wood. They are harmless and very beneficial since the larva feed upon other larva in the tree. The larva was more of a cream color though. This looks yellow, but that might be the light.
(broken link removed to http://www.cirrusimage.com/hymenoptera_ichneumon_megarhyssa_fem.htm)

 

['bert]

A little looking around the interweb reveals that this is most likely an Aspen Borer. Seeing as this was in an Aspen tree, that makes sense.

 

[ksting]

That's good protein!

 

['bert]

That's good protein!

I will save them for YOU! PM me your address :lol:

 

[ksting]

That's good protein!

I will save them for YOU! PM me your address :lol:

This could be the next episode of Bizarre Foods!

 

[Skier76]

That's good protein!

I will save them for YOU! PM me your address :lol:

This could be the next episode of Bizarre Foods!

Or Man vs. Wild...that guy will eat anything.

 

[nlittle]

Thanks for taking the pic and asking this, I had one the other day too, but just squished it.
Now I know.