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A male Xylocopa virginica carpenter bee hovers in place to defend his territory. Note the large size of his eyes- all the better for keeping an eye on intruders! Urbana, Illinois, USA
Formica subsericea, the silky field ant, is one of the most common insects in eastern North America. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A small inquiline wasp (Diapriidae: Bruesopria) in a nest of its host species, the thief ant Solenopsis molesta. Young wasps likely feed on the developing ant larvae. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A small inquiline wasp (Diapriidae: Bruesopria) in a nest of its host species, the thief ant Solenopsis molesta. Young wasps likely feed on the developing ant larvae. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A small inquiline wasp (Diapriidae: Bruesopria) in a nest of its host species, the thief ant Solenopsis molesta. Young wasps likely feed on the developing ant larvae. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Can you spot the parasite? This thief ant colony (Solenopsis molesta) hosts a small parasitic wasp (Diapriidae: Bruesopria). Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A parasitic wasp (Diapriidae: Bruesopria) in a nest of its host species, the thief ant Solenopsis molesta. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A small inquiline wasp (Diapriidae: Bruesopria) in a nest of its host species, the thief ant Solenopsis molesta. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Portrait of a Dolerus sawfly. These grass-feeding insects are among the first active early in the North American spring. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A male Xylocopa virginica carpenter bee hovers in place to defend his territory. Note the large size of his eyes- all the better for keeping an eye on intruders!

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A male Xylocopa virginica carpenter bee hovers in place to defend his territory. Note the large size of his eyes- all the better for keeping an eye on intruders! Urbana, Illinois, USA
A male Xylocopa virginica carpenter bee hovers in place to defend his territory. Note the large size of his eyes- all the better for keeping an eye on intruders!

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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