WASPS, BEES, ANTS, AND SAWFLIES – HYMENOPTERA
Before I started to seriously photograph insects, I did not know that bees and wasps were in the same order as ants. But as I look closely at their faces and how their bodies are structured, I can see the taxonomic resemblances.
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Wasps
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![Northern Paper Wasp with Nectar Droplet](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1634339678572-0E7FQWSV1BZI4LBH5IEM/image-asset.jpeg)
Northern Paper Wasp with Nectar Droplet
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![Four-Toothed Mason Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1690417952335-MZ50IPJ474OB1P1CIYZM/image-asset.jpeg)
Four-Toothed Mason Wasp
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![Yellow Jacket on Rotting Apple](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1702173167153-UVJXIXJHDP6M5NAVS3KZ/image-asset.jpeg)
Yellow Jacket on Rotting Apple
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![Enicospilus Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1718136540519-EMLP4YLOGFYR9G5RRCB8/image-asset.jpeg)
Enicospilus Wasp
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![Grass-Carrying Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1702172942803-GSTIUTGCZFLZZHX986GJ/image-asset.jpeg)
Grass-Carrying Wasp
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![Northern Paper Wasp Late Summer](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1702173103252-U1831MC1FRKXYI60540E/image-asset.jpeg)
Northern Paper Wasp Late Summer
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![Mason Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1702172823446-CPF69SBD5E1DUMBNOLLR/image-asset.jpeg)
Mason Wasp
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![Dark Paper Wasp on a Leaf](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1669328972206-THSTS5DWFJNH550HFWWT/image-asset.jpeg)
Dark Paper Wasp on a Leaf
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![Gold-Marked Thread-Wasted Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1692139838039-N3WNT3LYDSVY3DTCB6KH/image-asset.jpeg)
Gold-Marked Thread-Wasted Wasp
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![Odontocolon Parasitic Wasp on my Windowsill](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1664575735986-W4H6BU7Y9ZSYXWTDO1WB/image-asset.jpeg)
Odontocolon Parasitic Wasp on my Windowsill
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![Thread-Waisted Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599436114473-BR4C76WLQZ0ZERDIFZ8R/Thread-wasted+Wasp.jpeg)
Thread-Waisted Wasp
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![Yellow Jacket on Flower Bud](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1689715169782-YCCX1UPF29KPX1Z90LNU/image-asset.jpeg)
Yellow Jacket on Flower Bud
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![Ichneumon Wasp on my Kitchen Window](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1688521383321-F78GE0MSH91MFF5QSXRQ/image-asset.jpeg)
Ichneumon Wasp on my Kitchen Window
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![Aerial Yellowjacket](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599790566905-ZWCHGLRUME9MG2HJP5X8/Aerial+Yellowjacket.jpeg)
Aerial Yellowjacket
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![Cratichneumon Parasitic Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1660684892836-7UTRC5GR7D66JOJ0CITI/image-asset.jpeg)
Cratichneumon Parasitic Wasp
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![Sand Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1600639362257-82DKATFBDJ1EHMHBNGHI/Tachysphex.jpeg)
Sand Wasp
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![Cuckoo Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599436767924-BN6RF4X11LUWYA7KNYYA/Cuckoo+Wasp.jpeg)
Cuckoo Wasp
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![Potter Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599521509381-G2IO49CKCZHA0WJS2OE9/Potter+Wasp+on+Apple+Tree.jpeg)
Potter Wasp
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![Pimpla Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1602549903192-1KZOSUAW6B826RM2QP37/Pimpla+Wasp.jpeg)
Pimpla Wasp
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![Great Golden Digger Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1600390969666-DZJZBWDLJA58NFDABVLS/Great+Golden+Digger+Wasp.jpeg)
Great Golden Digger Wasp
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![Ichneumoid Wasp Cocoon](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1655926050862-MTWK0CKYB885I2U1KSCY/image-asset.jpeg)
Ichneumoid Wasp Cocoon
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![Aerial Yellowjacket](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1630776225811-TVXMPT34OBRWMBSVVDOC/image-asset.jpeg)
Aerial Yellowjacket
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![Paper Wasp on a Water Bottle - Tuscany](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1659277161363-KOQ4SD8UJRTMVDIN00RA/image-asset.jpeg)
Paper Wasp on a Water Bottle - Tuscany
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![Alysiinae Parasitic Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1660684734946-NS8ER948EACN91PDUQJN/image-asset.jpeg)
Alysiinae Parasitic Wasp
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![Dark Paper Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1600391428962-02003HS0X4WN0TCMW1UP/Dark+Paper+Wasp.jpeg)
Dark Paper Wasp
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![Fraternal Potter Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599436649049-MAMNEQF3673X4CDETY62/Fraternal+Potter+Wasp.jpeg)
Fraternal Potter Wasp
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![Crabonid Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1653422349724-0Y7TH6HHERWNW1S68TML/image-asset.jpeg)
Crabonid Wasp
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![Ichneumon Parasitic Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1602376907996-PEUMZSHPXM23RPUREXTS/Ichneumon+Wasp.jpeg)
Ichneumon Parasitic Wasp
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![Chalcid Wasp on a Hibiscus Petal](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1634787144952-VO82K2GEZR8RUMG9FV1I/image-asset.jpeg)
Chalcid Wasp on a Hibiscus Petal
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![Small Braconid Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1657293402192-3TRF7UZ9TKOFDB64LRQM/image-asset.jpeg)
Small Braconid Wasp
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![Lobed Mason Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1662129263700-2UJ9BUELGNFX67458VAI/image-asset.jpeg)
Lobed Mason Wasp
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![Brown-Legged Grass Carrying Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599787469482-P545E0DF5T7PUO73B8FP/Brown-legged+Wasp.jpeg)
Brown-Legged Grass Carrying Wasp
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![Black Paper Wasp on a Window](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599856693859-MY8M2163IHHZW5MURA3I/Black+Paper+Wasp.jpeg)
Black Paper Wasp on a Window
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![Yellowjacket with Antenna Down](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1634339128004-NBA5IO4MIKGLWHSJTW66/image-asset.jpeg)
Yellowjacket with Antenna Down
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![Spider Wasp on my Finger](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1625794337780-L15T4E83JU1ABOQLWQIJ/image-asset.jpeg)
Spider Wasp on my Finger
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![Parasitic Wasp atop a Blade of Grass](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1625794824849-89XKVIP7I2MLBWVDRP0J/image-asset.jpeg)
Parasitic Wasp atop a Blade of Grass
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![Cream-Striped Wasp on Ceiling](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1684357797419-DRUAHR08CRN06UHBJUDY/image-asset.jpeg)
Cream-Striped Wasp on Ceiling
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![Bald-Faced Hornet](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1631543939132-7R9LCEDY6QQ4SBZ16H5Z/image-asset.jpeg)
Bald-Faced Hornet
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![Gold-Marked Thread-Waisted Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1664574619931-LF2QVJCYDEZVXONN3TTG/image-asset.jpeg)
Gold-Marked Thread-Waisted Wasp
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![Thread-Waisted Wasp Hanging onto a Blade of Grass](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1655926116245-K3VSR2PJM80REQYPBNBB/image-asset.jpeg)
Thread-Waisted Wasp Hanging onto a Blade of Grass
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![Great Black Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1660684809733-O03GCEIFMM077WTYKMYA/image-asset.jpeg)
Great Black Wasp
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![Cratichneumon on Leaf (Parasitic Wasp)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1669329066362-21IPXXO5M0EE2ZS7JY2S/image-asset.jpeg)
Cratichneumon on Leaf (Parasitic Wasp)
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![Braconid Wasp in my Kitchen Sink](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1676160290282-QVP2ZVTW3DTYIZOXVBGK/image-asset.jpeg)
Braconid Wasp in my Kitchen Sink
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![Northern Paper Wasp Portrait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1669329209711-13WKYDBUD5P4KHT2LO3D/image-asset.jpeg)
Northern Paper Wasp Portrait
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![Dark Paper Wasp on Golden Rod](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1662129652750-ORC6UNHT1B9IWPLIJMB4/image-asset.jpeg)
Dark Paper Wasp on Golden Rod
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![Five-Banded Thynnid Wasp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1693779368019-SL089F0O2JPLKUHRRSUO/image-asset.jpeg)
Five-Banded Thynnid Wasp
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![Oak Gall - Parasitic Wasp Larva](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1693779507131-JMAUWU08P06TB7V4J5K7/image-asset.jpeg)
Oak Gall - Parasitic Wasp Larva
Bees
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![Two-Spotted Bumble Bee with Pollen Baskets](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1684358281361-VRWBVG2RXUHHROV072AV/image-asset.jpeg)
Two-Spotted Bumble Bee with Pollen Baskets
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![White-Footed Furrow Bee on Apple Blossom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1715100356440-Q8ISRVMN7FW9HCJGZM2G/image-asset.jpeg)
White-Footed Furrow Bee on Apple Blossom
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![Bumble Bee on Stem of Grass](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1702172655194-GLU37BBXFX81DOG6ZDY9/image-asset.jpeg)
Bumble Bee on Stem of Grass
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![Flavous Nomad Bee Portrait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1718136733257-JWGNC6E2V8XWYDB3ULUF/image-asset.jpeg)
Flavous Nomad Bee Portrait
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![Furrow Bee with So Much Pollen](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1718136808853-Y0JOBTDIT76VY23Q10E8/image-asset.jpeg)
Furrow Bee with So Much Pollen
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![White-Footed Furrow Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1702173229061-M5VLWMDMJ4LEFRGDDYKG/image-asset.jpeg)
White-Footed Furrow Bee
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![Pure Green Augochlora](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1702173016944-873HILPBKI6VXI8YK0WY/image-asset.jpeg)
Pure Green Augochlora
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![Flavous Nomad Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1715100177216-12MIO2Q0FS86GAE0YK5M/image-asset.jpeg)
Flavous Nomad Bee
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![Ligated Furrow Bee Portrait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1693779215117-BM1DU1A2A57H5E9NC0B1/image-asset.jpeg)
Ligated Furrow Bee Portrait
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![Furrow Bee in a Magnolia Flower](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1715126833496-CMTXRHBTP1HMRL2T76DQ/image-asset.jpeg)
Furrow Bee in a Magnolia Flower
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![Ligated Furrow Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1690418051079-MAWXJQC2GMRIV3ZYPBV7/image-asset.jpeg)
Ligated Furrow Bee
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![Green Sweat Bee on Purple Aster](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1693779266207-M0YR3U2X23J7TWCKVT30/image-asset.jpeg)
Green Sweat Bee on Purple Aster
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![Golden Sweat Bee on Straw Flower](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1692139761229-JPL5AAWZKAZTIMFSUFPS/image-asset.jpeg)
Golden Sweat Bee on Straw Flower
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![Bumblebee in the Flowers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1686171643534-OHESYPQ8TRXN1ZWWMMK9/image-asset.jpeg)
Bumblebee in the Flowers
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![Carpenter Bee (Zadontomerus)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599432989039-5JI8YIVSWZ9EUQCNDY7W/Carpenter+Bee.jpeg)
Carpenter Bee (Zadontomerus)
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![Small Carpenter Bee on Forget-Me-not](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1625794651621-BZVK57PLEDLHKT1X6Z9L/image-asset.jpeg)
Small Carpenter Bee on Forget-Me-not
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![Two-Spotted Bumble Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1692139689789-HVU1V6VXXEPWG7LHCZLR/image-asset.jpeg)
Two-Spotted Bumble Bee
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![Early Mining Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1686172296844-7Q52QO0C7MLTOCM4GKH3/image-asset.jpeg)
Early Mining Bee
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![Violet Carpenter Bee on a Lavender Bud (Tuscany)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1659277255769-QLCPMC7K6Y1C389R7FT9/image-asset.jpeg)
Violet Carpenter Bee on a Lavender Bud (Tuscany)
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![Violet Carpenter Bee (from above) - Tuscany](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1659277329913-ZKLDXXLPY9VOWQOKR809/image-asset.jpeg)
Violet Carpenter Bee (from above) - Tuscany
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![Western Honey Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1600385474918-14U5NX8KTKW0HD75YWUK/Western+Honeybee+on+buds.jpeg)
Western Honey Bee
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![Western Honey Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1600219070696-JYCVXTOP6TSL63C403OH/Western+Honeybee+Balanced+on+Flower.jpeg)
Western Honey Bee
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![Cellophane Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599691271418-G32FM59U4VTBE6NTZMDG/Cellophane+Bee.jpeg)
Cellophane Bee
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![Orange-Legged Furrow Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1625795298177-7BPG81YGFBCHUJ94MD4B/image-asset.jpeg)
Orange-Legged Furrow Bee
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![Ligated Furrow Bee on a Cone Flower](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1627863263272-B629N8E5U649RV10S78I/image-asset.jpeg)
Ligated Furrow Bee on a Cone Flower
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![Wilke's Mining Bee with Pollen Pockets](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1655925939406-4UAUBZWNZQ079Z0N3SV3/image-asset.jpeg)
Wilke's Mining Bee with Pollen Pockets
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![White-Footed Furrow Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1653421808882-8X38B4S9P6ES4H1T933C/image-asset.jpeg)
White-Footed Furrow Bee
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![Bumble Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1600392278249-ASHG36F9WPRTSQ2AP47I/Bumble+Bee+Full+Frontal.jpeg)
Bumble Bee
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![Southern Bronze Furrow Bee in Hibiscus](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1628563977175-QH4BZYJV3I10Z1E4WTL3/image-asset.jpeg)
Southern Bronze Furrow Bee in Hibiscus
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![Late Summer Bumblebee in a Wilting Goldenrod Blossom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1632701132208-SKAJZBKB9DJ2CX3M9C2B/image-asset.jpeg)
Late Summer Bumblebee in a Wilting Goldenrod Blossom
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![Bumblebee in a Hibiscus](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1629853532786-UIJ73ZC4NQAQZVNVZS7E/image-asset.jpeg)
Bumblebee in a Hibiscus
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![Tiny Furrow Bee on Dandelion Stamen](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1684358208815-763TUIGB60LOKU7FQLTW/image-asset.jpeg)
Tiny Furrow Bee on Dandelion Stamen
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![Cellophane Bee Emerges from the Ground](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1625794033214-IT37BRUJG7RALKJ0EY8T/image-asset.jpeg)
Cellophane Bee Emerges from the Ground
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![Bumblebee Portrait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1664574766388-7BAKI00YQYUEB1H361R6/image-asset.jpeg)
Bumblebee Portrait
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![Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599865193076-X5X1MFZI5ETQUS6Q2OGX/Brown+Winged+Sweat+Bee.jpeg)
Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee
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![Eastern Carpenter Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1600050774601-KL77KEOBVB37MGCSVREK/Eastern+Carpenter+Bee.jpeg)
Eastern Carpenter Bee
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![Golden Sweat Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1655925994662-TKQ8EH2BYS0PAWNEHFGB/image-asset.jpeg)
Golden Sweat Bee
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![Close Up of Cellophane Bee in Nest](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1681515383761-MHVEIQSK9IT0NVF1UEU9/image-asset.jpeg)
Close Up of Cellophane Bee in Nest
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![Cellophane Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1681515067378-FN2ACVZUVU3ZKMAJEBOI/image-asset.jpeg)
Cellophane Bee
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![Cellophane Bee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1599691021148-6KOG58TESYXIRBLSKDHD/Emerging+Cellophane+Bee.jpeg)
Cellophane Bee
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![Unequal Cellophane Bee and Ant](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1653421748780-5M3DR63YKLCCA239I4TT/image-asset.jpeg)
Unequal Cellophane Bee and Ant
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![Striped Sweat Bee in the Grass](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1dabbd35f145601169c0c0/1627863355975-CA6JQPN1927EV6LWJZRW/image-asset.jpeg)
Striped Sweat Bee in the Grass
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Two-Spotted Bumble Bee on an Onion Flower
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Nomad Bee
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Mining Bee on Dandelion Bloom
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Bumblebee on a Clover
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Wilke's Mining Bee on a Blossom
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Mining Bee on Leaf
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Western Honey Bee with Pollen Basket
Ants
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American Carpenter Ant on Peony Bud
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Pavement Ant in Buttercup
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Ants Engaged in Trophallaxis
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Tiny Ant on Notepaper
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Ant Carrying Egg
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Chestnut Carpenter Ant
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Ant and Mealy Bug in Begonia
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Garden Ants on Flying Ant Day in Late Summer
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Male Winged Carpenter Ant on my Wood Floor
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Ant and Aphid Moment
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Winged Female Ant and Winged Males
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Carpenter Ant on Begonia
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WInged Male Carpenter Ant
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WInged Male Carpenter Ant Portrait
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Ant in a Begonia with an Aphid Nearby
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Ant Tending to her Nest of Aphids
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Black Ant on Apple Blossom
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Ant Farming Aphids on Hibiscus
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Allegheny Mound Ant on a Dandelion Flower
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Ants Sharing Nectar on a Peony
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Ant Emerging from Nest
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Ant Tending to Her Aphids
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Ant in her Aphid Farm
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Ant in center of Hibiscus
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Ant Displaying Labial Palps
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Face-to-Face with an Ant
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Ant "Milking" Nectar from an Aphid
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Ant atop a Peony Flower
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Ant and a Grain of Sand
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Ant atop a Dandelion
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Small Honey Ant with a Grain of Sand
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Black Carpenter Ant and Peony Bud
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Honey Ant feeding on Aphid Sugary Excrement (Honeydew)
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Carpenter Ant Drinking Peony Nectar
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Black Carpenter Ant "Milking" Aphid for Sugary Honeydew
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Black Carpenter Ant on Buttercup
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Winter Ant on a Blade of Grass
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Winter Ant
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Winter Ant Preparing a Nest
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Winter Ant
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Small Honey Ant
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Flying Ant on a Blade of Grass
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Ant "Nursing" Glucose from Aphid Excrement
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Ants Sharing Regurgitated Fluid from Peony
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Eastern Black Carpenter Ant Navigating a Leaf
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Sawfly (Argidae)
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Eastern Black Carpenter Ant Making His Way
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Silky Field Ant
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Silky Field Ant with Aphids
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Black Ant with Moth Carcass
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Allegheny Mound Ant on Straw Flower
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Winged Female Ant and Worker
Sawflies
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Poison Ivy Sawfly
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Macrophya Montana Sawfly
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Pine Sawfly Larva
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Sawfly Larvae
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Sawfly Larva
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Sawfly Pupa