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1 0 Maya bee

Maya bee

by JuanDiTraniChetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Workers and cocoons (larvae). Brood

3 0 Potter Wasp Brood Cells

Potter Wasp Brood Cells

by Matthew HammondConway, Arkansas, USA

Potter Wasps use mud to form little brood ...

1 0 Paper wasp

Paper wasp

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

The nests of most true paper wasps are characterized by having open combs with ...

0 0 Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

In early spring queens begin building honeypots and

1 0 Potter wasp nest

Potter wasp nest

by SisirBangaAssam, India

The nest may have one to multiple individual

1 0 potter wasp nest

potter wasp nest

by SisirBangaAssam, India

The nest may have one to multiple individual

2 0 Paper Wasp

Paper Wasp

by Leuba RidgwayAustralia

, perhaps stuffing them with caterpillars or some such food for their larvae. ...

2 1 Paper Wasp Nest

Paper Wasp Nest

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

day. The nests of most true paper wasps are characterized by having open combs ...

2 3 Paper Wasp nest

Paper Wasp nest

by Marta RubioTexeiraAlajuela, Costa Rica

characterized by having open combs with

0 1 Paper Wasp ( nest )

Paper Wasp ( nest )

by maplemoth66Florida, USA

true paper wasps, are characterized by having open

0 0 Potter Wasp

Potter Wasp

by Wild ThingsMaharashtra, India

have one or several individual brood

1 0 Organ pipe mud-dauber

Organ pipe mud-dauber

by Suzanne MonkScooba, Mississippi, USA

Females build their pipe-shaped brood nests ...

1 0 Paper Wasp Nest

Paper Wasp Nest

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

day. The nests of most true paper wasps are characterized by having open ...

1 0 Potter wasp

Potter wasp

by Wild ThingsMaharashtra, India

caterpillars are paralyzed with the wasp's sting and piled into the

4 0 Long-horned Bee - female

Long-horned Bee - female

by Small WondersNorthview, Michigan, USA

long tunnels, lined with salivary gland secretions to keep them from ...

0 0 Blue Orchard Bee

Blue Orchard Bee

by Mary Henschel ChadseySarasota, Florida, USA

that makes nests in reeds and natural holes, creating individual

4 3 Blue Orchard Bee

Blue Orchard Bee

by Mary Henschel ChadseySarasota, Florida, USA

that makes nests in reeds and natural holes, creating individual

4 0 Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp

Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp

by Michael StrydomFlacq, Mauritius

top brood

0 0 neon cuckoo bee

neon cuckoo bee

by S FrazierIndonesia

seeks out the burrow nests of the blue-banded bee, and lays an egg into a ...

4 0 blue-banded bee

blue-banded bee

by S FrazierIndonesia

the blue-banded bee, and lays an egg into a partly completed

3 0 Tuliptree Silkmoth

Tuliptree Silkmoth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Males and females differ. Male upperside is brown with angular white

3 1 Cuckoo Bee

Cuckoo Bee

by JordiPratsBali, Indonesia

Covered by furry hair in black and blue colours, head pail blue, as well as ...

2 0 Cuckoo Bee

Cuckoo Bee

by JordiPratsBali, Indonesia

Covered by furry hair in black and blue colours, head pail blue, as well as ...

2 2 Black-tailed Bumble Bee

Black-tailed Bumble Bee

by MachiAlaska, USA

I think an animal dug up the nest and spread it around on the ground. Several ...

1 0 Sweat Bee

Sweat Bee

by Mary Henschel ChadseySarasota, Florida, USA

and brood

7 14 European Paper Wasp,

European Paper Wasp,

by Emma California, USA

What i find fascinating is that the "covered

3 7 Potter Wasp Nest

Potter Wasp Nest

by MelissaFergusonMelbourne, Florida, USA

The nest may have one to multiple individual

2 0 Potter Wasp or Mason Wasp

Potter Wasp or Mason Wasp

by Deepti SKarnataka, India

This ‘Potter Wasp’ had constructed its nest (pot-shaped structure) in the “back ...

2 2 sting-less bee hive

sting-less bee hive

by RobinsonMikeMalaysia

Stingless bees, sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, ...

1 1 Mason Bee

Mason Bee

by Brian38Federal Way, Washington, USA

A small black bee with thin white stripes on the abdomen.

2 1 Moths

Moths

by Rinzyསྤུ་ན་ཁ་རྫོང་ཁག་, Bhutan

The wingspan is 65–100 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June with a possible ...

0 0 Long-horned Bee

Long-horned Bee

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

long tunnels, lined with salivary gland secretions to keep them from ...

2 5 Thread Waisted Wasp

Thread Waisted Wasp

by Emma Tulare, California, USA

large brood

2 0 Mining Bee

Mining Bee

by Fyn KyndMaine, USA

litter. Like any good homebuilder, the female waterproofs the walls of her ...

0 0 Mining Bee

Mining Bee

by Fyn KyndMaine, USA

litter. Like any good homebuilder, the female waterproofs the walls of her ...

4 4 Red Wasp

Red Wasp

by RickBohlerJacksonville, Florida, USA

This Paper Wasp's coloration is a deep reddish-brown with black lines on the ...

6 2 Common Buckeye

Common Buckeye

by albear1960Missouri, USA

Upperside is brown. Forewing with 2 orange

1 1 Honey bee

Honey bee

by Marta RubioTexeiraLeuven, Vlaanderen, Belgium

I could not resist this shot of a honey bee enjoying the pollen in a buttercup.

11 3 Metallic Green Sweat Bees

Metallic Green Sweat Bees

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

back to her brood

0 0 Paper Wasp Nest

Paper Wasp Nest

by Emma Fresno, California, USA

nests made of a papery material. The nests consist of a single upside-down ...

1 2 Carpenter Bee

Carpenter Bee

by gavanwpGallatin, Tennessee, USA

Carpenter bees (the genus Xylocopa in the subfamily Xylocopinae) are large bees ...

4 9 Paper wasp

Paper wasp

by NopayahnahChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. The nests are ...

0 0 Red and Yellow Wasp

Red and Yellow Wasp

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Photo take at my backyard big wasp flying around a acacia tree flowers about 4 ...

0 2 Paper wasp

Paper wasp

by Jake BarnesPrairie View, Texas, USA

Paper wasps are 0.7 to 1.0 inch (1.8 to 2.5 cm)-long wasps that gather fibers ...

1 0 Carpenter bee, Abejorro carpintero

Carpenter bee, Abejorro carpintero

by arlandaCercedilla, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

. The tunnel functions as a nursery for

0 0 Paper Wasp nest

Paper Wasp nest

by SarahHiteWhittOhio, USA

The nests of most true paper wasps are characterized by having open combs with ...

2 0 Grass-Carrying Wasp

Grass-Carrying Wasp

by Gordon DietzmanRoseville, Minnesota, USA

Isodontia apicalis. They are also known as bird-nest wasps, due to the type of ...

0 1 Small Carpenter Bee

Small Carpenter Bee

by keithp2012New York, New York, USA

Small carpenter bees are black, bluish green, or blue, and often have yellowish ...

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