| 5432862 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
mound |
| 5490308 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
Left: female
Right:male
|
| 5486695 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
?The anterior margin of the clypeus has two distinct lateral teeth that straddle the midline, but is missing a distinct median tooth between them. Used in Antkey to separate? Solenopsis geminata and Solenopsis xyloni? from Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri. This is arguably the most useful character for separating these species, but it can be difficult to see in some specimens. |
| 5486704 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
The anterior margin of the clypeus has a single median tooth on the midline and a pair of lateral teeth that straddle the midline. Used in Antkey to separate Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri? from Solenopsis geminata and Solenopsis xyloni?. This is arguably the most useful character for separating these species, but it can be difficult to see on some specimens.? |
| 5486699 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
The anterior margin of the clypeus has a single median tooth on the midline and a pair of lateral teeth that straddle the midline. Used in Antkey to separate Solenopsis geminata and Solenopsis xyloni from Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri. This is arguably the most useful character for separating these species, but it can be difficult to see on some specimens. |
| 5486650 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Postpetiole swollen relative to petiole. |
| 5484846 |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
Camponotus variegatus |
The propodeum is not angulate and lacks a distinct dorsal and posterior face. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus variegatus, Camponotus atriceps and Camponotus sexguttatus from ?Camponotus rectangularis. |
| 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. |
| 5490034 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
Wasp on milkweed flowers. |
| 5490033 |
spider wasps |
|
Pompilid wasp with spider prey. |
| 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 |
|
| 5469311 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469309 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5486840 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Antennal scrobe distinct. |
| 5465176 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5488058 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5488059 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Scale bar 0.5mm long. |
| 5488057 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Scale bar 2mm long. |
| 5486709 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
|
| 5486710 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
Scale bar is 1mm long. |
| 5486707 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
|
| 5486708 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
|
| 5486705 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
Scale bar is 0.5mm. |
| 5486706 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
|
| 5486701 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Waist with two segments. |
| 5486700 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Median tooth present on anterior clypeal margin. |
| 5486696 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Clypeal anterior margin lacking median tooth. |
| 5486693 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Petiole with a distinct and upright node. |
| 5486694 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Subpetiolar process weakly developed or absent. |
| 5486692 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
The subpetiolar process is weak to absent, never as a well developed flange or lobe. If a process is present, it is located at the far anterior end of the petiole and maybe be difficult to see on most specimens. Used in Antkey to separate Solenopsis geminata from Solenopsis xyloni. |
| 5486663 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
The posterior third of cephalic dorsum smooth and shining with at most a few short interrupted carinae. Used in Antkey to separate major workers of Pheidole megacephala from those of other Pheidole species. |
| 5486664 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Antennal scape. |
| 5486653 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
The head of the soldier is somewhat heart-shaped with the evenly rounded posterolateral lobes bulging laterally and the head attenuating anteriorly. Used in Antkey to separate majors of Pheidole megacephala from other majors of other Pheidole. |
| 5486652 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
The postpetiole of the major and minor worker is distinctly larger in volume than the petiole. Used in Antkey to separate Pheidole megacephala from other species of Pheidole. |
| 5486651 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Posterior third of cephalic dorsum lacking sculpture. |
| 5483231 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
Erect hairs fine and flexuous. |
| 5483230 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
The antennal scape has many hairs that are longer than the width of the scape. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus atriceps from Camponotus planatus. |
| 5483169 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Propodeal declivity less than twice length of propodeal dorsum. |
| 5484844 |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
Camponotus variegatus |
Gaster variegated. |
| 5483227 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
Metanotal groove distinctly impressed. |
| 5482802 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5483168 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Apparently separated from propodeum by metanotal groove. |
| 5483170 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Waist with one segment. |
| 5484845 |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
Camponotus variegatus |
The gaster is variegated with dark transverse bands running near posterior margins of tergites that contrast with the paler yellow of the rest of gaster and body. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus variegatus from all other Camponotus species. |
| 5484854 |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
Camponotus variegatus |
|
| 5484852 |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
Camponotus variegatus |
|
| 5483233 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
|
| 5483235 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
|
| 5483232 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
|
| 5483228 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
The gaster is concolorous, uniform or nearly uniform in color, lacking both (1) dark transverse bands running near posterior margins of tergites that contrast with the rest of gaster and body, and (2) yellowish white spots on lateral portions of second tergite. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus atriceps, Camponotus planatus and Camponotus rectangularis from Camponotus sexguttatus and Camponotus variegatus. |
| 5483229 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
The erect hairs are long, fine and flexuous. They tend to bend anteriorly on the mesosoma and head, and posteriorly on the gaster. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus atriceps from Camponotus planatus |
| 5483166 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
The antennal scapes are extremely long, their length measuring more than 1.5x the length of the head. Used in Antkey to separate Anoplolepis gracilipes and Paratrechina longicornis from other formicine genera. |
| 5469303 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5475585 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Head at left. |
| 5438893 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Mud wasp |
| 2121037 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Head |
| 5478354 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Live at peanut butter bait. Units in mm. |
| 5478355 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Live at peanut butter bait. |
| 5478352 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Live on tree. |
| 5476404 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Head at left. |
| 5476406 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
|
| 5477403 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Paper wasps found mating and hiding in a vacant building for overwintering |
| 1380125 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Agitated nest |
| 5439421 |
red wasp |
Polistes annularis |
|
| 1435184 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
|
| 5465165 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Metapleural gland |
| 1593032 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Honeycomb type damage characteristic of carpenter ants. |
| 5465170 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5465169 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5475895 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Large worker. Head at left. |
| 5475896 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Large worker. Head at left. |
| 5475891 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Large worker. Close-up of face. |
| 5475892 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Large worker. Head at left. |
| 5475893 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Large worker. Head at left. |
| 5475894 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Small worker. Head. |
| 5475897 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Large worker. Head at left. |
| 5475889 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Mandibles of a medium worker. |
| 5475880 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Large worker. Head at left. |
| 5475883 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Head at left. |
| 5475877 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Large worker. Head at left. |
| 5475878 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Head of large worker. |
| 5475881 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Head at left. |
| 5475882 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Close-up of face. |
| 5475811 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Head at left. |
| 5475805 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Head at left. |
| 5475806 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Head. |
| 5475807 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Close-up of face. |
| 5475808 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Head at left. |
| 5475809 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Head at left. |
| 5475810 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Close-up of face. |
| 5475588 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Head at left. |
| 5475586 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Head. |
| 5475587 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Close-up of face. |
| 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 |
|
| 5475887 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Live workers at sugar bait. |
| 5475885 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Live workers at sugar bait. |
| 5475886 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Live workers at sugar bait. |
| 5475884 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
At sugar bait. Units are mm. |
| 5475814 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Live worker at peanut butter bait. |
| 5475812 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Live workers at peanut butter bait. |
| 5475813 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Live worker at peanut butter bait. |
| 5475599 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Live at sugar bait. |
| 5475598 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Live at sugar bait. |
| 5475597 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Live at sugar bait. |
| 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 |
|
| 5442967 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx parkeri |
Bog in Turner County; Coastal plains; August 2011 |
| 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 |
|
| 5469313 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
thorax |
| 5465173 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5469308 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469312 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
thorax |
| 5469304 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
abdomen |
| 5469306 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
forewing |
| 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 |
|
| 5466602 |
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 |
| 5466610 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
abdomen |
| 5466611 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
|
| 5466612 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
|
| 5463436 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
thorax |
| 5463437 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
thorax |
| 5463434 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
|
| 5462318 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5462319 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5462320 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5465166 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5465158 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
antenna |
| 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 |
|
| 5465156 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
thorax |
| 5465147 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
face |
| 5465153 |
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 |
| 5462722 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
thorax |
| 5462723 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
thorax |
| 5462720 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
head |
| 5465177 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5465175 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5465174 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5462729 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
head |
| 5462731 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
thorax |
| 5462732 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
thorax |
| 5462727 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
abdomen |
| 5462733 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
abdomen |
| 5462735 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
head |
| 5462737 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
thorax |
| 5462738 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
thorax |
| 5462665 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
thorax |
| 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 |
| 5462664 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
head |
| 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 |
|
| 5462736 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
|
| 5462734 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
|
| 5462730 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
|
| 5462728 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
|
| 5462667 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
|
| 5462668 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
|
| 5462719 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
|
| 5462721 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
|
| 5462317 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5462322 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus nearcticus |
|
| 5459351 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5458204 |
carpenter ant |
Camponotus modoc |
|
| 5458235 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
|
| 5458233 |
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 |
| 1224090 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1468072 |
silky ant |
Formica fusca |
ant mound |
| 5432678 |
mole cricket hunters |
Larra bicolor |
|
| 5444137 |
mason wasp |
Pachodynerus erynnis |
Pachodynerus erynnis, nectaring Black-eyed Suzan, our 133 yard "Pollinator Friendly Area" on berm, within our 3 1/4 acre Sparrow Field, "The Landings" |
| 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 |
|
| 2651036 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 0717043 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
Mound |
| 0014282 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
with adults |
| 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 |
| 0014280 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
large nest |
| 2121036 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 2121038 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 0001024 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 0001026 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
|
| 1380124 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Agitated nest |
| 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 |
|
| 0014281 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
large nest |
| 0001002 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
large local reaction to sting |
| 0001001 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
local reaction to sting |
| 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 |
| 1227009 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 1227005 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1227007 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1227006 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1225056 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1225055 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1225050 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 0001017 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes exclamans exclamans |
|
| 1402131 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Several species of paper wasps search out and kill small hornworms and other tobacco pests. The wasps roll parts of the worms into balls, fly them to their nest, and feed them to their young. Research in the early 1960’s showed the provision of nesting sites near tobacco fields reduced numbers of hornworms and leaf loss. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
| 2103029 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Nest |
| 2666066 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
on cotton bloom |
| 1326043 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Early season nest with larvae visible distribution |
| 1243120 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Large nest |
| 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 |
| 1224089 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1227008 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 0001018 |
red wasp |
Polistes annularis |
|
| 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 |
| 2101022 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
eating bark of ash |
| 0001021 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 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 |
| 1396072 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1396070 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1386028 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 1386027 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Nest |
| 1386039 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1386040 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 0014283 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
large nest |
| 1210084 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Close-up of castings from carpenter ants |
| 9009041 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
taken October 25th, 2003 |
| 2110037 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 2110036 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 0001019 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
nesting in hay |
| 1148022 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
winged |
| 1210083 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Mound of frass |
| 0001022 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 0001020 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
nesting in wall |
| 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 |
| 5369820 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Nest entrance in brick wall |
| 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. |
| 5382535 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 5423758 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
|
| 5369867 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
Late season adult (October 30, 2008). |
| 5369821 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
Late season (October 13) adult. At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter. |
| 5369868 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
Late season adult (October 30, 2008). |
| 5369788 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
Late season (October 13) adult. At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter. |
| 5369799 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
Shot of face showing markings of male. Late season (October 13) adult. At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter. |
| 5424140 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Camponotus ant tending Poplar leaf aphid, Chaitophorus populicola |
| 5424138 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1549632 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 1549645 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 5407934 |
red wasp |
Polistes annularis |
|
| 1561184 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
photo taken 3 August 1994 |
| 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. |
|
| 1549631 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549634 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549636 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549626 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549627 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549624 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549625 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549619 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549621 |
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. |
| 5393440 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
field ant feeding on honey |
| 5393441 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
field ant feeding on honey |
| 5393438 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
field ant feeding on honey |
| 5393435 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
field ant feeding on honey |
| 5393436 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
field ant feeding on honey |
| 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 |
|
| 5391770 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5391771 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5391772 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5391769 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5391768 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
During a flood! |
| 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 |
| 5387784 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5387783 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380325 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
nest |
| 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 |
|
| 5380309 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
adults, egg, and nest |
| 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 |
| 5380327 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5380328 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
adult with eggs and new nest |
| 5380329 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
adult with new nest and eggs |
| 5380330 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Adults with new nest and eggs |
| 5380331 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 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 |
| 5380344 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
adult building nest |
| 5380345 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
Adult building nest; eggs present |
| 5380346 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5380341 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5380349 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5380350 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5380347 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 5380348 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 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 |
| 5367957 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Adult on broccoli floret |
| 5367958 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367960 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367963 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Adult on tobacco plant, feeding on tobacco hornworm larva |
| 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 |
|
| 5382520 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 5382512 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5376014 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5381053 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5381052 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5381051 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5381050 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
|
| 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 |
| 5379966 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5369467 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5369468 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5369466 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5369462 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
|
| 5369790 |
tarantula hawk |
Pepsis mildei |
Adult male |
| 5369789 |
tarantula hawk |
Pepsis angustimarginata |
Adult female |
| 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. |
|
| 5364291 |
tarantula hawks |
Pepsis spp. |
Tarantula hawk (Pepsis sp.), a pompilid wasp predator of tarantulas. |
| 5364280 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
A hunting wasp (Ammophila sp.) carrying its prey, a sphinx moth caterpillar. |
| 5364293 |
Sphecid wasp |
Astata occidentalis |
Adult sphecid wasp (Astata occidentalis) with its stink bug prey. |
| 5364289 |
spider wasp |
Agenioideus humilis |
Adult spider wasp (Agnioideus humilis) with its prey. |
| 5364288 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix pruinosa |
Adult sphecid wasp (Podalonia valida) with its prey, a saltmarsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea). |
| 5364287 |
Sphecid wasps |
Podalonia spp. |
Adult Podalonia sp. wasp at the entrance to its nest. |
| 5364286 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Larva of the sphecid wasp (Podalonia valida) consuming its prey, a saltmarsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea). |
| 5364285 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Larva of the sphecid wasp (Podalonia valida) on its prey, a saltmarsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea). |
| 5364284 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Eggs of the sphecid wasp (Podalonia valida) on its prey, a saltmarsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea). |
| 5364283 |
Sphecid wasps |
Podalonia spp. |
Sphecid wasp (Podalonia sp.) with its prey, a cutworm.
|
| 5364282 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
Adult sphecid wasp (Prionyx sp.) with its grasshopper prey. |
| 5364281 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
Eggs of a sphecid wasp (Prionyx sp.) on its grasshopper host. |
| 5364279 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
Sphecid wasp (Ammophila sp.) stinging its prey, a notodontid moth caterpillar. |
| 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 |
|
| 5314027 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Fire ants are ~2-6 mm long: variation in size is one distinguishing characteristics. They are coppery-brown in colour on the head and body, with a darker abdomen. The ant mound or nest has no obvious entry or exit holes. When the mound is disturbed, dozens to hundreds of reddish-brown worker ants crawl up the vertical surfaces (grass and other objects) on and around the mound. |
| 5314028 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314029 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
~2-6 mm long: variation in size is one distinguishing characteristics. They are coppery-brown in color on the head and body, with a darker abdomen. |
| 5314030 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314031 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314032 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314033 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314034 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314035 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314036 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
small worker |
| 5314037 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314038 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314039 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
small worker |
| 5314040 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314041 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314042 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Fire ants are ~2-6 mm long: variation in size is one distinguishing characteristics. They are coppery-brown in color on the head and body, with a darker abdomen. |
| 5314043 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Fire ants are ~2-6 mm long: variation in size is one distinguishing characteristics. They are coppery-brown in color on the head and body with a darker abdomen. |
| 5314044 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314045 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
large worker |
| 5314046 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5314015 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Worker ants have two nodes between the thorax and abdomen; Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005. |
| 5314016 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Ten segments on the antennae with two segments forming a club; Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005. |
| 5314017 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
clypeus; Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005 |
| 5314018 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Workers are polymorphic; body length ranging from 3-5mm. Body is red-orange brown, head brown. (ISSG Global Invasive Species Database); worker ants have two nodes between the thorax and abdomen, distinct compound eyes, Major worker ants have a deep groove on the vertex of the head, mandibles without teeth and are entirely black, with a short antennal scape reaching half-way to the vertex (Vinson et al. 2003); Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005. |
| 5314019 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Distinct compound eyes, ten segments on the antennae with two segments forming a club; Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005 |
| 5314020 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Distinct compound eyes, ten segments on the antennae with two segments forming a club, major worker ants have a deep groove on the vertex of the head, mandibles without teeth; Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005. |
| 5314021 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Workers are polymorphic; body length ranging from 3-5mm. Body is red-orange brown, head brown. (ISSG Global Invasive Species Database). Worker ants have two nodes between the thorax and abdomen, distinct compound eyes, ten segments on the antennae with two segments forming a club, no spines on the propodeum and are over 2 mm long; Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005. |
| 5314022 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Workers are polymorphic; body length ranging from 3-5mm. Body is red-orange brown, head brown. (ISSG Global Invasive Species Database). Worker ants have two nodes between the thorax and abdomen, distinct compound eyes, ten segments on the antennae with two segments forming a club; Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005. |
| 5314023 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Queen; Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005 |
| 5314024 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Workers are polymorphic; body length ranging from 3-5mm. Body is red-orange brown, head brown. (ISSG Global Invasive Species Database); Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005. |
| 5314025 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Workers are polymorphic; body length ranging from 3-5mm. Body is red-orange brown, head brown. (ISSG Global Invasive Species Database); Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005. |
| 5311086 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
Body length 6-13 mm long. All castes of this species, including the major and minor workers, queens, and males, are black or blackish, although some specimens have dark, reddish-brown coloration on the propodeum, petiole, base of gaster, or bases of legs. Numerous erect hairs are present on the dorsal surface of the alitrunk, petiole, and the entire surface of the gaster. Appressed pubescence is sparse on most surfaces of the body, although fairly abundant on the dorsum of the alitrunk, somewhat scattered on the side of the propodeum, and very abundant and long on the gaster. The appressed hairs on the gaster are longer than elsewhere on the body (almost as long as the erect hairs), and most of the hairs overlap bases of hairs positioned more posteriorly; USA. New Orleans, 27 Jan 1972, ex shipping dunnage. |
| 5311087 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
USA. New Orleans, 27 Jan 1972, ex shipping dunnage |
| 5311088 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
USA. New Orleans, 27 Jan 1972, ex shipping dunnage |
| 5311089 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
USA. New Orleans, 27 Jan 1972, ex shipping dunnage |
| 5311090 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
Numerous erect hairs are present on the dorsal surface of the alitrunk, petiole, and the entire surface of the gaster. Appressed pubescence is sparse on most surfaces of the body, although fairly abundant on the dorsum of the alitrunk, somewhat scattered on the side of the propodeum, and very abundant and lon gon the gaster; USA. New Orleans, 27 Jan 1972, ex shipping dunnage. |
| 5311091 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
Body length 6-13 mm long. All castes of this species are black or blackish, although some specimens have dark, reddish-brown coloration on the propodeum, petiole, base of gaster, or bases of legs. Numerous erect hairs are present on the dorsal surface of the alitrunk, petiole, and the entire surface of the gaster. Appressed pubescence is sparse on most surfaces of the body, although fairly abundant on the dorsum of the alitrunk, somewhat scattered on the side of the propodeum, and very abundant and long on the gaster. The appressed hairs on the gaster are longer than elsewhere on the body (almost as long as the erect hairs), and most of the hairs overlap bases of hairs positioned more posteriorly; USA. New Orleans, 27 Jan 1972, ex shipping dunnage. |
| 5311092 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
All castes of this species are black or blackish, although some specimens have dark, reddish-brown coloration on the propodeum, petiole, base of gaster, or bases of legs. Numerous erect hairs are present on the dorsal surface of the alitrunk, petiole, and the entire surface of the gaster. Appressed pubescence is sparse on most surfaces of the body, although fairly abundant on the dorsum of the alitrunk, somewhat scattered on the side of the propodeum, and very abundant and long on the gaster. The appressed hairs on the gaster are longer than elsewhere on the body (almost as long as the erect hairs), and most of the hairs overlap bases of hairs positioned more posteriorly; USA. New Orleans, 27 Jan 1972, ex shipping dunnage. |
| 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 |
| 5303008 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Worker visiting flower. Mendocino County, CA |
| 5304013 |
paper wasp |
Polistes apachus |
|
| 5303009 |
forest yellowjacket |
Vespula acadica |
Worker visiting flower. Mendocino County, CA |
| 5303062 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Adult collecting honeydew from oak |
| 5296020 |
keyhole wasp |
Pachodynerus nasidens |
pinned |
| 5296021 |
keyhole wasp |
Pachodynerus nasidens |
pinned |
| 5296022 |
keyhole wasp |
Pachodynerus nasidens |
pinned |
| 5250055 |
yellow and black potter wasp |
Delta campaniforme campaniforme |
|
| 5250089 |
yellow and black potter wasp |
Delta campaniforme campaniforme |
habit |
| 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 |
| 5250058 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes exclamans exclamans |
|
| 5250059 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes exclamans exclamans |
|
| 5250090 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes exclamans exclamans |
|
| 5297019 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5297020 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
|
| 5296040 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5296095 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 5296096 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5250039 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
pinned |
| 5250074 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
habit |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5219033 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
010613_eating_cockroach |
| 5249068 |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
Camponotus variegatus |
on_sheet |
| 5255025 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
tending aphids |
| 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 |
|
| 1482006 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest; photo January 1982 |
| 5206077 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
|
| 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 |
| 5188012 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia signata |
Male hovering during territorial defense. Photograph taken at Punta Allen, Quintana |
| 5188010 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Overwintered queen |
| 5188011 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Overwintered queen |
| 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 |
| 5188013 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
Overwintered queen |
| 1491059 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia carolina |
Adult, close-up |
| 1491060 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia carolina |
Adult carrying horse fly prey into nest |
| 1491058 |
Sphecid wasp |
Clypeadon laticinctus |
With Pogonomyrmex occidentalis prey |
| 1491057 |
Sphecid wasp |
Philanthus zebratus |
Digging nest |
| 1491021 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix palmata |
with prey |
| 1491022 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix palmata |
Egg on horse fly host |
| 1491023 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix pruinosa |
Digging |
| 1491012 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Adult at nest entrance |
| 1491011 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Egg on salt-marsh caterpillar prey |
| 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 |
| 1491028 |
Sphecid wasp |
Crabro monticola |
with Thereva sp. fly prey |
| 1491010 |
Sphecid wasp |
Podalonia valida |
Adult with cutworm prey |
| 1491024 |
Sphecid wasp |
Bembix pruinosa |
with Eristalis prey at nest entrance |
| 1491027 |
Sphecid wasp |
Astata occidentalis |
with stinkbug prey |
| 1491005 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
Building mud 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 |
| 1491009 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
Prionyx digging nest |
| 1491007 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
Egg on grasshopper host |
| 1491008 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx spp. |
Prionyx adult with grasshopper prey |
| 1491017 |
spider wasp |
Agenioideus humilis |
adult with spider prey |
| 1491026 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
close-up |
| 1491006 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
Stinging notodontid caterpillar prey |
| 1491025 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
with Tibicen sp. prey |
| 1491036 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Nest in beer can |
| 1491037 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Nest with workers |
| 1491029 |
Eumenid wasp |
|
Eumenid nest and adult |
| 1491031 |
Vespid wasp |
Symmorphus canadensis |
Chrysomelid larvae contents of trap nest |
| 1491034 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Large nest in shrubbery |
| 1491035 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Young 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 |
| 5108098 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5108099 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5173012 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
pinned |
| 5173018 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5173019 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5172098 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
mound |
| 5171094 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
many on ruler |
| 5171095 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5171096 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 5140096 |
spider wasp |
Sericopompilus neotropicalis |
on Trumpet Creeper - Campsis radicans |
| 5140060 |
black and yellow mud dauber |
Sceliphron caementaria |
|
| 5140062 |
mole cricket hunters |
Larra bicolor |
on cotton leaf |
| 5140081 |
katydid wasp |
Sphex nudus |
|
| 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 |
| 1225049 |
digger wasp |
Sphex spp. |
Black dauber (front) |
| 1225070 |
digger wasp |
Sphex spp. |
Black dauber |
| 1225069 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
Cicada Killer |
| 1225061 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Paper wasp |
| 1225063 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 1225170 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bold faced Hornet (front) |
| 1225172 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Baldfaced Hornet. |
| 1224169 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 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. |
| 5109017 |
spider wasp |
Anoplius spp. |
|
| 5109019 |
spider wasp |
Anoplius spp. |
|
| 5109018 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
|
| 5109037 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
|
| 5109034 |
thread-waisted wasp |
Bicyrtes quadrifasciata |
at the edge of a sandy road |
| 5108092 |
thread-waisted wasp |
Bicyrtes quadrifasciata |
|
| 5108093 |
thread-waisted wasp |
Bicyrtes quadrifasciata |
|
| 5109033 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5109006 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 5109007 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 5109023 |
mason wasp |
Pachodynerus erynnis |
|
| 5109024 |
mason wasp |
Pachodynerus erynnis |
|
| 5083091 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus aurifer |
overwintering queen produced in late summer |
| 5083046 |
Vespid wasp |
Euodynerus crypticus |
visiting pond edge |
| 5084031 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
overwintering queen exposed from under a board in late October |
| 5019037 |
Ichneumonid wasp |
Megarhyssa atratus |
|
| 5025004 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
with bumble flower beetle (Euphoria inda) foraging on bacterial ooze on willow |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5025007 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
foraging at rabbitbrush |
| 5025009 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
foraging |
| 5025012 |
paper wasp |
Polistes carolina |
adult collecting water from pool. |
| 5025014 |
paper wasp |
Polistes carolina |
at colony entrance |
| 5025015 |
paper wasp |
Polistes carolina |
in flight |
| 5025016 |
paper wasp |
Polistes metrica |
|
| 5025011 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
capturing calliphorid fly attracted to chicken liver bait |
| 5025024 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
foraging |
| 5025031 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
female |
| 5025032 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Male |
| 5025034 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
male |
| 5025018 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Male |
| 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 |
| 5025035 |
carpenter wasp |
Monobia quadridens |
sunning on leaf |
| 5025037 |
carpenter wasp |
Monobia quadridens |
preparing for flight |
| 5025033 |
Vespid wasp |
Euodynerus crypticus |
collecting water at pool |
| 5024086 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Late season adult, a potential overwintering queen, basking on an oak leaf. |
| 5024097 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Feeding on honeydew secreted by gall produced by oak rough bulletgall wasp. |
| 5025008 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Colony located in pipe supporting clothes lines. |
| 5025017 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
sunning on rocks at nest entrance |
| 5025019 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
basking in early morning from a colony located in metal pipe of clothes line |
| 5025030 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Colony established on sweet corn tassel. August 20, 2006 |
| 5025021 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Female |
| 5025022 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
emerging from nest cell |
| 5025023 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
nest |
| 5025025 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
in flight |
| 5025026 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
collecting water at pool |
| 5024063 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Collecting honeydew secreted by peony bud |
| 5025005 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Foraging at flowers in late summer. |
| 5025006 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Early season queen sunning on 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. |
| 5024098 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Collecting honeydew from galls of oak rough bulletgall wasp. |
| 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 |
| 5024014 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Pupae and two stages of larvae extracted from comb. |
| 5024024 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Fanning colony for temperature regulation |
| 5024053 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
chewing wood fibers from weathered wood. |
| 5024006 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Queen produced in late Fall |
| 3226055 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
biological control agent with cicada |
| 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. |
|
| 1468247 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1310045 |
red carpenter ant |
Camponotus chromaiodes |
Ant-aphid symbiosis |
| 1361220 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Large mound along roadside |
| 1397092 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1380123 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Agitated nest |
| 1247031 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
nesting in hay |
| 1626098 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1243085 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Adult carrying saddled prominent prey |
| 1243086 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Adult at nest entrance with saddled prominent prey |
| 1243141 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Larva exposed from comb. |
| 1243142 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Larvae and capped pupae in comb |
| 1325092 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
male and female |
| 1224098 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
|
| 1227084 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1148018 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
close-up of head |
| 1148019 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148020 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148021 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148023 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148024 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148025 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148026 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148027 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148028 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
mound |
| 1148029 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
mound |
| 1148030 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
mound |
| 1148031 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
bite |
| 1148032 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
bites |
| 1148033 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
tractor application |
| 1148036 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
on pencil |
| 1148037 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1148038 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
mounds with cows grazing |
| 1148039 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
bait |
| 1148040 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
bites |
| 1420013 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
typical mound, Escambia County, Alabama, 1947 |
| 1435196 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
typical mound in yard |
| 1440136 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Paper wasps (Polistes spp. and others) may be seen searching leaves for food. These wasps attack soft bodied insects, such as hornworms, and use them up to feed larval wasps being raised in their nests. These beneficial insects play a role in the natural control of several tobacco pests. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
| 1402132 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Several species of paper wasps search out and kill small hornworms and other tobacco pests. The wasps roll parts of the worms into balls, fly them to their nest, and feed them to their young. Research in the early 1960’s showed the provision of nesting sites near tobacco fields reduced numbers of hornworms and leaf loss. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
| 0007063 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
|
| 0013035 |
arboreal ant |
Crematogaster ashmeadi |
Southern pine beetle associate |
| 0805064 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
boring dust |
| 0805066 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
