A small parasitic wasp (Proctotrupidae: Brachyserphus sp.) launches herself into the air. This species attacks nitidulid beetles. Urbana, Illinois, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Hymenoptera

is a diverse order of insects that contains wasps, bees, and sawflies. Many species are parasitic on other insects and are important in biological control of pests. Several groups have evolved complex social behavior, particularly in the bees and ants.

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Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the larvae of drosophilid fruit flies. Here, a female probes a rotting banana with her ovipositor.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA

Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae)

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA

A male Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) lifts his wings in preparation for flight.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA

Trichopria drosophilae (Diapriidae) is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the pupae of drosophilid fruit flies. Here, a female probes a pupa with her ovipositor.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA

A male bumble bee (Bombus sp.) departs a Hyssop flower.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A bewildering architectural variety exists among the many species of social wasps. This Brazilian Myschocyttarus paper wasp makes a long, rope-like nest.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

A small parasitic wasp (Proctotrupidae: Brachyserphus sp.) launches herself into the air. This species attacks nitidulid beetles.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

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Hymenoptera

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