Well, it is quite a bit more giant in the Daily Mail, where it is described as over 2 and 1/2 inches long: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2119343/King-Wasps-Indonesia-Two-half-inch-monster-jaws-longer-legs.html?ito=feeds-newsxml "A new species of wasp discovered on the Indonesian island Sulawesi is two-and-a-half inches long, and has jaws so vast that its discoverer admits, 'I don't know how it can walk.' " However, in the journal where scientists reported the discovery, the largest males were only 32-34 mm.
http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/2475/abstract/megalara-garuda-a-new-genus-and-species-of-larrine-wasps-from-indonesia-larrinae-crabronidae-hymenoptera- "Minor males, which have relatively short, female-like mandibles, are 25 mm long, whereas major males with exaggerated mandibles have a body length of 32 to 34 mm." Perhaps the Daily Mail should learn to use the metric system correctly. At the claimed 2.5", I was expecting a somewhat larger insect, 6-7 cm. Actually the Weekly World News reporting seems similar to the Daily Mail.
