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I cannot think of any with an actual stinger that long. It is much more likely to be an ovipositor, which is used by some arthropods (the Phylum classification which includes both insects and arachnids) for the laying of eggs.
The female arthropod uses the ovipositor to dispense and attach the eggs to the appropriate location. In some species she even uses her ovipositor to pierce a hole in the nest medium (be it soil, leaf, or paralyzed prey) to prepare a place for the eggs.
In truth, stingers are modified ovipositors, but as a defensive weapon one that long and flexible would be cumbersome at best. Think in terms of advice columnist Ann Landers's tongue in cheek '30 lashes with a wet noodle', a floppy punishment at best. Perhaps what you saw might be one of the Sphex digger wasps? There is a link to many images of sphex wasps below-- try browsing through to see if any look familiar.
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∙ 9y agoInsects can be difficult to identify, as many of them share traits. For example, most of the insects in the world are black, many have spots, and there is an entire class of insects that have stingers.
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∙ 14y agocould be several things. Wasps, carpenter ant swarmer or milker. how many wings? how many body segments. Are tyhe antenne straight or bent? little more info will narrow it down
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∙ 9y agoThe orange-headed wasp moth has black and yellow-orange stripes on its body in a pattern similar to a bee. The wings of this insect are black with white spots.
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∙ 9y agoOne large black bug that has pincers on the front and wings is the stag beetle. These bugs can be found East of the Mississippi.
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∙ 16y agowasp,hornet,a bigbee
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∙ 11y agoa cicada killer
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