Terebrant: with an ovipositor fitted for piercing or boring.
ovipositor: the organ with which an insect deposits its eggs.
When she finds it, she inserts her ovipositor into its body and lays her egg.
To sum up, the ovipositor when at rest goes round the abdomen.
When the ovipositor is brought into use this tube is thrust out.
She inserted the ovipositor deeply and oviposited for 10-30 minutes.
When the ovipositor is turned up and lies upon the back of the abdomen.
The female of the first two is provided with an ovipositor in the shape of an auger.
ovipositor about an inch and a half in length, polished and straight like a needle.
They do not even attempt to slide their ovipositor through the slits of the folds.
