Ants, Bees & Wasps

Bees and wasps are in the order Hymenoptera. These insects are beneficial to man as pollinators and predators of other insects that are harmful to us. A wildlife portfolio by photographer Randy C. Anderson of Bixby, Oklahoma.

BEES
American Bumblebee (
American Bumblebee (
Golden Northern Bumblebee (Bombus fervidus)
Golden Northern Bumblebee (Bombus fervidus)
Digger Bee &
Digger Bee &
Eastern Carpenter Bee ( Xylocopa virginica)
Eastern Carpenter Bee ( Xylocopa virginica)
Eastern Carpenter Bee ( Xylocopa virginica)
Eastern Carpenter Bee ( Xylocopa virginica)
Eastern Carpenter Bee ( Xylocopa virginica)
Eastern Carpenter Bee ( Xylocopa virginica)
Honeybee (Apis Mellifera)
Honeybee (Apis Mellifera)
Honeybee (Apis Mellifera)
Honeybee (Apis Mellifera)
Leaf Cutting Fee (Megachile rotundata)
Leaf Cutting Fee (Megachile rotundata)
WASPS & HORNETS
Paper Wasp (Polistes annularis)
Paper Wasp (Polistes annularis)
Paper Wasp(Polistes exclaman)
Paper Wasp(Polistes exclaman)
Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina)
Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina)
Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina)
Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina)
Aztec Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera)
Aztec Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera)
Aztec Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera)
Aztec Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera)
Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae)
Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae)
Five-banded Typhid Wasp (Myzinum quinquecinctum)
Five-banded Typhid Wasp (Myzinum quinquecinctum)
Ichneumon Wasp
Ichneumon Wasp
Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Black & Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium)
Black & Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium)
Potter Wasp (Ancistrocerus specie)
Potter Wasp (Ancistrocerus specie)
Sand Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Sand Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Sand Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Sand Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Bald-faved Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)
Bald-faved Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)
European Hornet (Vespa crabro)
European Hornet (Vespa crabro)
European Hornet (Vespa crabro)
European Hornet (Vespa crabro)
ANTS
Red Any Queen
Red Any Queen
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