Hymenoptera - Ants, Bees, Wasps, Sawflies
Hymenoptera is an order of insects that contains sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. More than 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 now extinct. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. The ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis)—that is, they have a worm-like larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they mature. (Wikipedia, The Hymenopteran Tree of Life)
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Jamaican Digger Wasp
Wasps: Jamaican Digger Wasp, Sphex jamaicensis, Family Sphecidae, Order Hymenoptera. Photographed in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
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From Cuba: Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve
