| 5432862 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
mound |
| 5490308 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
Left: female
Right:male
|
| 5482934 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
|
| 5490015 |
thread-waisted wasp |
Bicyrtes quadrifasciata |
They dig burrows(you can see a sand particle in the mandibles) into which they place flies for their larvae to eat. |
| 5490035 |
spider wasps |
|
Foraging on milkweed flowers. |
| 5490052 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 5490063 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 5490074 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 5490026 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
Wasp transporting caterpillar to nest. |
| 5490033 |
spider wasps |
|
Pompilid wasp with spider prey. |
| 5490034 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
Wasp on milkweed flowers. |
| 5489212 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
Collecting pollen in late season |
| 5489213 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
Collecting pollen in late season |
| 5489214 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
Collecting pollen late season |
| 5489197 |
Chinese paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis |
|
| 5489198 |
Chinese paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis |
|
| 5489199 |
Chinese paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis |
|
| 5469309 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469311 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5465176 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5482802 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5469303 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5438893 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Mud wasp |
| 5477403 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Paper wasps found mating and hiding in a vacant building for overwintering |
| 5439421 |
red wasp |
Polistes annularis |
|
| 5465165 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Metapleural gland |
| 5465170 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5465169 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5465157 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
acidopore |
| 5469317 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
hive or nest |
| 5469300 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469301 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469302 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469298 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469299 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469292 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469293 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5474206 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus, winged queen. |
| 5473202 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
Carpenter ant grooming it antennae |
| 5473201 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
carpenter and grooming it mouthparts |
| 5473200 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
|
| 5474448 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474111 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474110 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474444 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474109 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474442 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474108 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474441 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474112 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5402397 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5465173 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5469313 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
thorax |
| 5469312 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
thorax |
| 5469304 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
abdomen |
| 5469306 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
forewing |
| 5469308 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469287 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469288 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469283 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
abdomen |
| 5469285 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
forewing |
| 5466606 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466607 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466608 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
thorax |
| 5466609 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
thorax |
| 5466603 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
forewing |
| 5466604 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466605 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466613 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
|
| 5466614 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
thorax |
| 5466615 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
thorax |
| 5466602 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466610 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
abdomen |
| 5466611 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
|
| 5466612 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
|
| 5463434 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
|
| 5463436 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
thorax |
| 5463437 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
thorax |
| 5462318 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5462319 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5462320 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5465158 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
antenna |
| 5465166 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465160 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465172 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5465171 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5469307 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469305 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469310 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469286 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469289 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469290 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
thorax |
| 5469291 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
thorax |
| 5469284 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5465161 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465162 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5469321 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5469322 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
thorax |
| 5469323 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
thorax |
| 5469320 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5469318 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
abdomen |
| 5469319 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5465153 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
face |
| 5465156 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
thorax |
| 5465147 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
face |
| 5465151 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
thorax |
| 5465298 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
head |
| 5462666 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
abdomen |
| 5462669 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
thorax |
| 5462718 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
abdomen |
| 5462720 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
head |
| 5462722 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
thorax |
| 5462723 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
thorax |
| 5465177 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5465175 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5465174 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5462727 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
abdomen |
| 5462731 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
thorax |
| 5462732 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
thorax |
| 5462729 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
head |
| 5462735 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
head |
| 5462733 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
abdomen |
| 5462737 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
thorax |
| 5462738 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
thorax |
| 5462665 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
thorax |
| 5462664 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
head |
| 5465192 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
head |
| 5465193 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
|
| 5465194 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
thorax |
| 5465195 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
thorax |
| 5465190 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
abdomen |
| 5465191 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
|
| 5465155 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465150 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5463449 |
spider hunting wasp |
Heterodontonyx bicolor |
|
| 5463446 |
spider hunting wasp |
Heterodontonyx bicolor |
thorax |
| 5463447 |
spider hunting wasp |
Heterodontonyx bicolor |
thorax |
| 5463445 |
spider hunting wasp |
Heterodontonyx bicolor |
head |
| 5463435 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
|
| 5463432 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
abdomen |
| 5463433 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
|
| 5462323 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5462321 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5465163 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465154 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5463444 |
spider hunting wasp |
Heterodontonyx bicolor |
abdomen |
| 5465164 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465159 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465152 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465148 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465149 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465146 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5462734 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
|
| 5462736 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
|
| 5462730 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
|
| 5462728 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
|
| 5462667 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
|
| 5462668 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
|
| 5462721 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
|
| 5462719 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
|
| 5462317 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5462322 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5459351 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5458204 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus modoc |
|
| 5458233 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
|
| 5458235 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
|
| 5458206 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus modoc |
|
| 5458231 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
head |
| 5458537 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
thorax |
| 5458538 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
thorax |
| 5458232 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
head |
| 5458533 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
abdomen |
| 5458234 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
|
| 5458230 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
|
| 5458534 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
|
| 5458535 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
head |
| 5458536 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
|
| 5458205 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus modoc |
|
| 5458200 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus modoc |
|
| 5458201 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus modoc |
head |
| 5458202 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus modoc |
|
| 5458203 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus modoc |
head |
| 5458638 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
Cicada killer wasp adult. |
| 5458639 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
Cicada killer wasp adult. |
| 5458640 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
Cicada killer wasp adult. |
| 1386036 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Adult on nest with larvae in nest |
| 1386038 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Nest with larvae inside |
| 1454032 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
|
| 5445319 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Small lek of males, present in mid-September |
| 5445318 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
trap baited with heptyl butyrate (left). The gray bag, sold as the Waspinator, purportedly repels wasps, but trap captures were not affected by its placement next to traps. |
| 5445317 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
Adult visiting traps baited with heptyl butyrate |
| 5445315 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Adult visiting pancakes with syrup |
| 5445314 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
|
| 5445169 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Adults visiting hummingbird feeder |
| 1468072 |
silky ant |
Formica fusca |
ant mound |
| 5444271 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Northern Paper Wasp: Polistes fuscatus |
| 5444273 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5443470 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5443471 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5443472 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5440441 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Flying ant 9mm long |
| 5440442 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Flying ant 9mm long |
| 5440443 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
9mm long |
| 5440444 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Flying ant 9mm long |
| 5440445 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Flying ant 9mm long |
| 5440446 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Flying ant 9mm long |
| 5440447 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Flying ant 9mm long |
| 5440431 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
|
| 0717043 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
Mound |
| 1274047 |
potterwasp |
Eumenes spp. |
Constructs a vase-like nest made from clay, usually attached to a leaf or a twig. The nest is provisioned with insect larvae. |
| 5440267 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
female with wings |
| 5440268 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Female with wings |
| 5440269 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Female with wings |
| 5440270 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
female with wings |
| 5440271 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Female with wings |
| 5440272 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
female with wings |
| 5440273 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Female with wings |
| 5439549 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest |
| 5439550 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest |
| 5439551 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest |
| 5432865 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
workers and new queen |
| 5432863 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
mound |
| 5432864 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
mound on a log |
| 5438993 |
Ichneumonid wasp |
Megarhyssa atratus |
|
| 2133017 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Southeast Michigan |
| 2133016 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Southeast Michigan |
| 5436345 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
I trapped it under a pint glass so we could safely examine it and take some pictures before releasing a few minutes later. First time I've seen a wild one. |
| 5436346 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Digital zoom of previous image to show face and mandibles. |
| 5436347 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
I trapped it under a pint glass so we could safely examine it and take some pictures before releasing a few minutes later. First time I've seen a wild one. |
| 5436348 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
I trapped it under a pint glass so we could safely examine it and take some pictures before releasing a few minutes later. In this image it is climbing up the side of the glass. First time I've seen a wild one. |
| 5436349 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Crawling around the bottom of the glass. |
| 5436350 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Attached to the conservatory roof |
| 5436351 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Good view of antennae |
| 1366077 |
Sphecid wasp |
Tachysphex spp. |
with immobilized grasshopper prey |
| 2107024 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
With aphids |
| 1225051 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Start of Hornet's Nest |
| 1243157 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1242094 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1325095 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
carrying cherry sphinx prey |
| 1225056 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1225055 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1225050 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 2103029 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Nest |
| 1326043 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Early season nest with larvae visible distribution |
| 5435313 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Side view of male RIFA, showing morphology |
| 5435316 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Fire ant mound in a fire lane |
| 5435318 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Close-up detail of the 4-tooth mandible of the female fire ant |
| 5435425 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Queen fire ant's thorax, pedicel and abdomen |
| 5435426 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Queen fire ant's abdomen |
| 5435427 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Queen fire ant's head and thorax |
| 5435428 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Queen fire ant's head and thorax |
| 1242095 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1299177 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Gulfport, MS |
| 5435592 |
mason wasps |
Euodynerus spp. |
7 mm long |
| 5435593 |
mason wasps |
Euodynerus spp. |
7 mm long |
| 5435594 |
mason wasps |
Euodynerus spp. |
|
| 5435595 |
mason wasps |
Euodynerus spp. |
|
| 1326042 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
An introduced species of rapidly expanding distribution |
| 1386029 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 1386042 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1386041 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1386030 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 5435295 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
face |
| 5435296 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5434715 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 2107022 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
With aphids |
| 1243087 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Adult tending small nest |
| 1326041 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Nest observed in early July |
| 5408640 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest cut in half showing cells |
| 5408641 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest cut in half |
| 5408638 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest 20 feet in a Maple tree 9 inches in diameter |
| 5408639 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest cut in half |
| 5408637 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest 20 feet in a Maple tree 9 inches in diameter |
| 9009040 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
taken October 25th, 2003 |
| 5007028 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
|
| 2107026 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 2107038 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 2107039 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5402453 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
adult male with wings |
| 5402454 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
adult male with wings |
| 5402451 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
adult male with wings |
| 5402452 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
adult male with wings |
| 5402449 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
adult male with wings |
| 5402450 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
adult male with wings |
| 1386037 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Nest with two females |
| 1386028 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 1386027 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Nest |
| 1386039 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1386040 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 9009041 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
taken October 25th, 2003 |
| 2110037 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 2110036 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 1549646 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
Insect on the right is a bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata). The other insect is a yellowjacket |
| 5369822 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Nest entrance in brick wall |
| 5424349 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
large nest |
| 5424350 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
in their nest |
| 5424378 |
great black wasp |
Sphex pensylvanicus |
22 mm long. nest is a burrow in the ground. |
| 5424377 |
great black wasp |
Sphex pensylvanicus |
22 mm long. nest is a burrow in the ground. |
| 5424375 |
great black wasp |
Sphex pensylvanicus |
22 mm long. nest is a burrow in the ground. |
| 5424376 |
great black wasp |
Sphex pensylvanicus |
22 mm long. nest is a burrow in the ground. |
| 5424374 |
great black wasp |
Sphex pensylvanicus |
22 mm long. nest is a burrow in the ground |
| 5369810 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
Late season (October 13) adult. At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter. |
| 5369820 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Nest entrance in brick wall |
| 5423758 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
|
| 5424140 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Camponotus ant tending Poplar leaf aphid, Chaitophorus populicola |
| 5424138 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1549645 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 1549632 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 5407934 |
red wasp |
Polistes annularis |
|
| 5403838 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
carrying ant egg |
| 1561185 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
photo taken 23 August 1994 |
| 1561187 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
mound; photo taken 23 August 1994 |
| 1561188 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
mound; photo taken 23 August 1994 |
| 1561017 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
late instar; photo taken 29 June 1993 |
| 1549620 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549643 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549637 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549630 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549647 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549648 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
bite |
| 1549644 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 1549640 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549641 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549642 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 1549638 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549639 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549634 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549636 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549631 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549626 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549627 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549624 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549625 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549621 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549619 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549617 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549618 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549490 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
second one from left on bottom row |
| 1549476 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1549474 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1549475 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1549473 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1549499 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549494 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549495 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549497 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549498 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549491 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549492 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549493 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549489 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549005 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1549006 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1549004 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1549022 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1549019 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
mound |
| 1549021 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Ant bite |
| 1549010 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1549013 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1549008 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1549009 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1549007 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
mound |
| 5387746 |
spider wasp |
Tachypompilus ferruginea |
Photographed on a Sicklepod |
| 5382581 |
Sphecid wasp |
Isodontia exornata |
|
| 5403460 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5387754 |
potterwasp |
Eumenes smithii |
|
| 5382516 |
Sphecid wasp |
Prionyx atratus |
|
| 5402568 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
25mm long |
| 5402569 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
25mm long |
| 5402570 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
25mm long |
| 5402571 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
25mm long |
| 5402572 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
25mm long |
| 5402573 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
25mm long |
| 5403259 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5403260 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5403261 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5403262 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5393609 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Overwintered larvae exposed from cocoon |
| 5393607 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Cocoon of overwintered larvae exposed in cell |
| 5393608 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
|
| 5393606 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Araneus spp. spider prey from mud dauber nest cell. The wasp larva is in the upper right. |
| 5393605 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Araneus spp. spider prey from mud dauber nest cell |
| 5393603 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
|
| 5393604 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
|
| 5393460 |
Sphecid wasp |
Pseneo punctatus |
This wasp nests in soil and frequently burrows along the edge of potted plants. When plants are wintered indoors these wasps emerge within buildings in spring. |
| 5393449 |
Sphecid wasp |
Pseneo punctatus |
This wasp nests in soil and frequently burrows along the edge of potted plants. When plants are wintered indoors these wasps emerge within buildings in spring. |
| 5393439 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
The Field ants have a circlet of hairs around an opening at the tip of their abdomen where formic acid is expelled as a defence. |
| 5393433 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
6mm long workers |
| 5393434 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
6mm long workers |
| 5387743 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Western Yellowjacket female and males mating |
| 5387741 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Western Yellowjacket female and males mating |
| 5387742 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Western Yellowjacket female and males mating |
| 5387740 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Western Yellowjacket female and males mating |
| 5387739 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
|
| 5386004 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
|
| 5386001 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
|
| 5386002 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
|
| 5386003 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
|
| 5327038 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5323058 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
|
| 5387767 |
Sphecid wasp |
Isodontia exornata |
|
| 5387771 |
blue mud-dauber |
Chalybion californicus |
|
| 5381047 |
great black wasp |
Sphex pensylvanicus |
|
| 5381048 |
great black wasp |
Sphex pensylvanicus |
|
| 5381049 |
great black wasp |
Sphex pensylvanicus |
|
| 5381054 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5381055 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5382007 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5389305 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
devouring some deer meat
|
| 5377551 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
struggling to get the prey into her burrow to feed her brood
|
| 5377552 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
struggling to get the prey into her burrow to feed her brood
|
| 5377553 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
struggling to get the prey into her burrow to feed her brood
|
| 5382577 |
paper wasp |
Polistes metrica |
on sawtooth blackberry |
| 5387745 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
on sicklepod |
| 5387750 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
on sicklepod |
| 5387761 |
Sphecid wasp |
Cerceris bicornuta |
|
| 5387780 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
on sicklepod |
| 5387783 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380301 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
in flight |
| 5380302 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380303 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380304 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380305 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380306 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380310 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380312 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380313 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380315 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380316 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380317 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380319 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380320 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380321 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380322 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380323 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380324 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380342 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
beginning of a nest |
| 5380343 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
eggs in initial nest |
| 5380332 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5380333 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5380334 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5380335 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5380336 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5380337 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5380339 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5380340 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
in flight |
| 5380341 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5380344 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
adult building nest |
| 5380345 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
Adult building nest; eggs present |
| 5380346 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5380347 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 5380348 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 5380349 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5380350 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5380351 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 5379973 |
reddish carpenter ant |
Camponotus castaneus |
These ants are commonly found nesting under rocks in forested areas. |
| 5379980 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
This large black carpenter ant is resposnsible for most of the carpenter ant infestations of homes in New England. |
| 5379984 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
Major worker foraging for food. |
| 5386098 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
They only nest in wood they do not eat wood |
| 5386099 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
They only nest in wood they do not eat wood |
| 5386100 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
They only nest in wood they do not eat wood |
| 5386101 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Female that’s has shed the wings |
| 5386102 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Female that’s has shed the wings |
| 5386103 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Female that’s has shed the wings |
| 5367958 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367960 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5371118 |
red wood ant |
Formica rufa |
|
| 5370346 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
|
| 5370347 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
|
| 5370348 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
|
| 5370349 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
|
| 5382593 |
mud-dauber |
Tachytes spp. |
|
| 5382592 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus aurifer |
|
| 5382572 |
spider wasp |
Anoplius spp. |
|
| 5382534 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5382512 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5376014 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5381053 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5381052 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5381050 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
|
| 5381051 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5379954 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
on milkweed |
| 5379955 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
on milkweed |
| 5379956 |
Sphecid wasps |
Podalonia spp. |
in North Carolina Department of Agriculture tobacco field |
| 5379936 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
On sandy slope near many cicadas, large nests, approximately 20 entrances. |
| 5379964 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Blacklighting near pond |
| 5369466 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5369468 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5206087 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
Identified as a yellowjacket mimic belonging to the subfamily Nyssoninae and tribe Bembicini. |
| 5206088 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
Identified as a yellowjacket mimic belonging to the subfamily Nyssoninae and tribe Bembicini. |
| 5368157 |
potterwasp |
Eumenes spp. |
|
| 5368154 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
feeding on a larvae of a lymantriid caterpillar |
| 5347052 |
Sphecid wasp |
Cerceris bicornuta |
|
| 5347053 |
Sphecid wasp |
Cerceris bicornuta |
|
| 5347079 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
|
| 5347091 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia carolina |
|
| 5347092 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia carolina |
|
| 5343048 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
tending milkweed aphids |
| 5343037 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
|
| 5292049 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292050 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292051 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292052 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292053 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292054 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5305039 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Adult chewing on leftover chicken |
| 5305040 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Adults massed on leftover chicken |
| 5304030 |
Sphecid wasp |
Cerceris spp. |
Mass aggregation feeding at flowers |
| 5304085 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Adult collecting mud for nest construction |
| 5304086 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Adult collecting mud for nest construction |
| 5304013 |
paper wasp |
Polistes apachus |
|
| 5303008 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Worker visiting flower. Mendocino County, CA |
| 5303009 |
forest yellowjacket |
Vespula acadica |
Worker visiting flower. Mendocino County, CA |
| 5303062 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Adult collecting honeydew from oak |
| 5296095 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5296096 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5297019 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5297020 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5296020 |
keyhole wasp |
Pachodynerus nasidens |
pinned |
| 5296021 |
keyhole wasp |
Pachodynerus nasidens |
pinned |
| 5296022 |
keyhole wasp |
Pachodynerus nasidens |
pinned |
| 5296040 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5250055 |
yellow and black potter wasp |
Delta campaniforme campaniforme |
|
| 5250058 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes exclamans exclamans |
|
| 5250059 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes exclamans exclamans |
|
| 5250089 |
yellow and black potter wasp |
Delta campaniforme campaniforme |
habit |
| 5250090 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes exclamans exclamans |
|
| 5250075 |
orangetailed potter wasp |
Delta latreillei petiolare |
|
| 5250076 |
orangetailed potter wasp |
Delta latreillei petiolare |
|
| 5250077 |
orangetailed potter wasp |
Delta latreillei petiolare |
|
| 5250078 |
orangetailed potter wasp |
Delta latreillei petiolare |
habit |
| 5024075 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
feeding on larvae of California pear sawfly |
| 5025020 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Female cleaning nest cell. |
| 5290071 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
with prey |
| 5290072 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
|
| 5290073 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
food outside burrow |
| 5250060 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250061 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250062 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250068 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250069 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250070 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250071 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250072 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250074 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
habit |
| 5250039 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
pinned |
| 5250046 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250047 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250048 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250049 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250050 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250051 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250052 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250053 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250083 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
habit |
| 5250084 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
habit |
| 5250086 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
habit |
| 5250087 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
habit |
| 5250088 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
habit |
| 5219033 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
010613_eating_cockroach |
| 5249068 |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
Camponotus variegatus |
on_sheet |
| 5209070 |
Hunting wasp |
Ammophila zanthoptera |
Adult with forage looper prey |
| 5210078 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Male attempting to pull female from nest |
| 5210079 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Male visiting burrow of female made in garden stake |
| 5255018 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5255019 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5255025 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
tending aphids |
| 5206077 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
|
| 1482006 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest; photo January 1982 |
| 1503085 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Carpenter ant damage |
| 5206066 |
paper wasp |
Polistes carolina |
|
| 5206067 |
paper wasp |
Polistes carolina |
|
| 1482007 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest; photo 7 November 1976 |
| 1482008 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia carolina |
mating in laboratory, 16 June 1993 |
| 5187093 |
spider wasp |
Psorthaspis sanguinea |
Visiting flower. August 11, 2006. Bent County, Colorado |
| 5187094 |
spider wasp |
Psorthaspis sanguinea |
Visiting flower. August 11, 2006. Bent County, Colorado |
| 5187095 |
spider wasp |
Psorthaspis sanguinea |
Visiting flower. August 11, 2006. Bent County, Colorado |
| 5188010 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Overwintered queen |
| 5188011 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Overwintered queen |
| 5188012 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia signata |
Male hovering during territorial defense. Photograph taken at Punta Allen, Quintana |
| 5188013 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
Overwintered queen |
| 1491057 |
Sphecid wasp |
Philanthus zebratus |
Digging nest |
| 1491058 |
Sphecid wasp |
Clypeadon laticinctus |
With Pogonomyrmex occidentalis prey |
| 1491059 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia carolina |
Adult, close-up |
| 1491060 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia carolina |
Adult carrying horse fly prey into nest |
| 1491002 |
Sphecid wasps |
Eucerceris spp. |
Adult with Cleonus weevil prey |
| 1491003 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembecinus quinquespinosus |
Mating ball |
| 1491004 |
Sphecid wasps |
Bembecinus spp. |
Adult with leafhopper, Cuerna striata, prey |
| 1491005 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Building mud nest |
| 1491006 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
Stinging notodontid caterpillar prey |
| 1491007 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
Egg on grasshopper host |
| 1491008 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
Prionyx adult with grasshopper prey |
| 1491009 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
Prionyx digging nest |
| 1491010 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Adult with cutworm prey |
| 1491011 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Egg on salt-marsh caterpillar prey |
| 1491012 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Adult at nest entrance |
| 1491013 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Young larva on salt-marsh caterpillar host |
| 1491014 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Full grown larva with nearly fully consumed salt-marsh caterpillar host |
| 1491015 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Larva after almost entirely consuming salt-marsh caterpillar host |
| 1491016 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Adult with salt-marsh caterpillar prey |
| 1491017 |
spider wasp |
Agenioideus humilis |
adult with spider prey |
| 1491021 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix palmata |
with prey |
| 1491022 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix palmata |
Egg on horse fly host |
| 1491023 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix pruinosa |
Digging |
| 1491024 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix pruinosa |
with Eristalis prey at nest entrance |
| 1491025 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
with Tibicen sp. prey |
| 1491026 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
close-up |
| 1491027 |
Sphecid wasp |
Astata occidentalis |
with stinkbug prey |
| 1491028 |
Sphecid wasp |
Crabro monticola |
with Thereva sp. fly prey |
| 1491029 |
Eumenid wasp |
|
Eumenid nest and adult |
| 1491031 |
Vespid wasp |
Symmorphus canadensis |
Chrysomelid larvae contents of trap nest |
| 1491032 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Large nest of with adults at entrance |
| 1491033 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Small nest of Dolichovespula arenaria with queen and queen of the parasite D. arctica |
| 1491034 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Large nest in shrubbery |
| 1491035 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Young nest |
| 1491036 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Nest in beer can |
| 1491037 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Nest with workers |
| 5108098 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5108099 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5172098 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
mound |
| 5173012 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
pinned |
| 5173018 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5173019 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5171094 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
many on ruler |
| 5171095 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5171096 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5140060 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
|
| 5140062 |
mole cricket hunters |
Larra bicolor |
on cotton leaf |
| 5140081 |
katydid wasp |
Sphex nudus |
|
| 5140096 |
spider wasp |
Sericopompilus neotropicalis |
on Trumpet Creeper - Campsis radicans |
| 5141006 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 5137084 |
spider wasp |
Auplopus spp. |
with subdued prey |
| 5138034 |
mud-daubers |
Sphex jamaicensis |
|
| 5138035 |
mud-dauber |
Tachytes spp. |
|
| 1319023 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1224156 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Fire ants |
| 1224169 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1225049 |
digger wasp |
Sphex spp. |
Black dauber (front) |
| 1225061 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Paper wasp |
| 1225063 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 1225069 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
Cicada Killer |
| 1225070 |
digger wasp |
Sphex spp. |
Black dauber |
| 1225170 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bold faced Hornet (front) |
| 1225172 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Baldfaced Hornet. |
| 2514008 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald Face Hornet at Tree wound. |
| 1319020 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
A fire ant decapitated by an enzyme released from a mature phorid fly larva living inside the host ant. |
| 5108092 |
thread-waisted wasp |
Bicyrtes quadrifasciata |
|
| 5108093 |
thread-waisted wasp |
Bicyrtes quadrifasciata |
|
| 5109006 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 5109007 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 5109017 |
spider wasp |
Anoplius spp. |
|
| 5109018 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
|
| 5109019 |
spider wasp |
Anoplius spp. |
|
| 5109023 |
mason wasp |
Pachodynerus erynnis |
|
| 5109024 |
mason wasp |
Pachodynerus erynnis |
|
| 5109033 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5109034 |
thread-waisted wasp |
Bicyrtes quadrifasciata |
at the edge of a sandy road |
| 5109037 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
|
| 5083091 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus aurifer |
overwintering queen produced in late summer |
| 5084031 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
overwintering queen exposed from under a board in late October |
| 5083046 |
Vespid wasp |
Euodynerus crypticus |
visiting pond edge |
| 5019037 |
Ichneumonid wasp |
Megarhyssa atratus |
|
| 5024086 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Late season adult, a potential overwintering queen, basking on an oak leaf. |
| 5024092 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest produced on low-growing shrub. |
| 5024093 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Workers defending nest after hive disturbance. |
| 5024094 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Workers defending nest after hive disturbance. |
| 5024095 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
in flight |
| 5024096 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Collecting honeydew from galls of oak rough bulletgall wasp. |
| 5024097 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Feeding on honeydew secreted by gall produced by oak rough bulletgall wasp. |
| 5024098 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Collecting honeydew from galls of oak rough bulletgall wasp. |
| 5024099 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
sunning on leaf |
| 5024100 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
foraging on chicken liver |
| 5025001 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
chewing on chicken liver with calliphoris (Lucilia sp.) |
| 5025002 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Colony entrance at back of stone wall. |
| 5025003 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
manipulating cut piece of chicken liver |
| 5025004 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
with bumble flower beetle (Euphoria inda) foraging on bacterial ooze on willow |
| 5025005 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Foraging at flowers in late summer. |
| 5025006 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Early season queen sunning on leaf. |
| 5025007 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
foraging at rabbitbrush |
| 5025008 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Colony located in pipe supporting clothes lines. |
| 5025009 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
foraging |
| 5025011 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
capturing calliphorid fly attracted to chicken liver bait |
| 5025012 |
paper wasp |
Polistes carolina |
adult collecting water from pool. |
| 5025013 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
visiting bacterial ooze on a willow branch with golden paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus aurifer), bumble flower beetle (Euphoria inda) and Tragidion coquus |
| 5025014 |
paper wasp |
Polistes carolina |
at colony entrance |
| 5025015 |
paper wasp |
Polistes carolina |
in flight |
| 5025016 |
paper wasp |
Polistes metrica |
|
| 5025017 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
sunning on rocks at nest entrance |
| 5025018 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Male |
| 5025019 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
basking in early morning from a colony located in metal pipe of clothes line |
| 5024063 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Collecting honeydew secreted by peony bud |
| 5025021 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Female |
| 5025022 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
emerging from nest cell |
| 5025023 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
nest |
| 5025024 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
foraging |
| 5025025 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
in flight |
| 5025026 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
collecting water at pool |
| 5025027 |
paper wasp |
Polistes apachus |
foraging |
| 5025028 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus aurifer |
Adult foraging on ooze from tree |
| 5025029 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus aurifer |
foraging at rabbitbrush |
| 5025030 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Colony established on sweet corn tassel. August 20, 2006 |
| 5025031 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
female |
| 5025032 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Male |
| 5025033 |
Vespid wasp |
Euodynerus crypticus |
collecting water at pool |
| 5025034 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
male |
| 5025035 |
carpenter wasp |
Monobia quadridens |
sunning on leaf |
| 5025037 |
carpenter wasp |
Monobia quadridens |
preparing for flight |
| 5024053 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
chewing wood fibers from weathered wood. |
| 5023081 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
colony established on sweet corn tassel. August 26, 2006 |
| 5023082 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
adult present during late May oviposition period |
| 5023091 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
larvae and capped pupae |
| 5024003 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
close up of larvae in paper comb |
| 5024006 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Queen produced in late Fall |
| 5024014 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Pupae and two stages of larvae extracted from comb. |
| 5024024 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Fanning colony for temperature regulation |
| 2200042 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Adult resting on sweet pea leaf. May 30, 2006. These small hunting wasps primarily prey on aphids that they cache in excavate pith of rose, raspberry and similar plants |
| 2200043 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Adult resting on sweet pea leaf. May 30, 2006. These small hunting wasps primarily prey on aphids that they cache in excavate pith of rose, raspberry and similar plants |
| 2200044 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Adult visiting cut rose stem later used for nesting. May 7, 2006. These small hunting wasps primarily prey on aphids that they cache in excavated pith of rose, raspberry and similar plants. |
| 2200045 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Adult visiting cut rose stem later used for nesting. May 7, 2006. These small hunting wasps primarily prey on aphids that they cache in excavated pith of rose, raspberry and similar plants. |
| 2200048 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Adults visiting peony buds. Field ants very commonly visit peony buds in spring and collect a honeydew-like material secreted by the bud. May 7, 2006 |
| 1468246 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1310045 |
red carpenter ant |
Camponotus chromaiodes |
Ant-aphid symbiosis |
| 1247031 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
nesting in hay |
| 1243085 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Adult carrying saddled prominent prey |
| 1243086 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Adult at nest entrance with saddled prominent prey |
