Sawfly (likely a horntail sawfly)

Woodlands, forests, and areas containing recently felled, stressed, or dead coniferous wood; adults may enter homes accidentally.

Larvae tunnel through wood and feed on wood softened by symbiotic fungi. Adults generally do not feed or take only liquids such as nectar.

Females drill into timber with a saw-like ovipositor and deposit eggs; larvae develop inside wood for months to several years before emerging. Adults are usually solitary and nonaggressive.

They are harmless to people and do not possess a functional stinger. Larvae help decompose woody material, though some species can damage untreated structural or stored timber.