last updated 22.Feb.2009 |
Hymenoptera Image Gallery
Hymenoptera is one of the giant orders of Holometabolous insects, a
hyperdiverse lienage containing wasps, bees, and sawflies. Many species
are parasitic on other insects and consequently are important in biological
control of pests. Others are sigificant pollinators. Several groups
have evolved complex social behavior, particularly in the bees and ants.
Note that although ants belong in the Hymenoptera, the ant images are
kept here.
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"Symphyta" (Sawflies):
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"Parasitica" (Parasitic Wasps):
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Chrysidoidea (Cuckoo Wasps, Bethylids, Dryinids):
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Apoidea (Bees, Sphecid wasps):
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Vespoidea (Paper Wasps, Velvet Ants, Spider Wasps,
Tiphiids):
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