A mining bee (Andrenidae) gathers nectar and pollen from a spring dandelion. Urbana, Illinois, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

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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Agapostemon sp. - Green Metallic Bee. New York, USA.

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Foraging bees may gather both nectar and pollen. Both are visible on this worker, returning to the nest with a full honey stomach (visible as the distended abdomen) and pollen (stored in baskets on the legs).

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A mining bee (Andrenidae) gathers nectar and pollen from a spring dandelion.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A drone honey bee, Apis mellifera.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Lytopylus (Braconidae: Agathidinae) wasp ovipositing into a sunflower. These insects are parasites of seed-feeding moths.

Lake Forest, Illinois, USA

A bristly rose slug (Cladius difformis) chews through a leaf. This insect is the larva of a sawfly in the diverse family Tenthredinidae.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Black-headed Ash Sawfly - Tethida barda

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on white sweet clover (Melilotus alba). Both species have been introduced to North America from Europe.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on white sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis). Both species have been introduced to North America from Europe.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A mining bee (Andrenidae) gathers nectar and pollen from a spring dandelion.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A mining bee (Andrenidae) gathers nectar and pollen from a spring dandelion.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A mining bee (Andrenidae) gathers nectar and pollen from a spring dandelion.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

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