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)
Read More
Van Dyke's Bumble Bee on Common Pacific Pea
Bees: Van Dyke's Bumble Bee, Bombus vandykei, Family Apidae, Order Hymenoptera. Documented on Sweet Pea, Lathyrus vestitus, along Ortega OHV Trail in Los Padres National Forest, Ventura County, California, USA. This sweet pea is a native, and also known as Bolander's pea, Canyon Sweet Pea, Common pacific pea, Pacific peavine. NATIVE
ApidaeBombus vandykeiBumble BeeCaliforniaEntomologyHymenopteraInsectaLos Padres National ForestNorth AmericaOrtega OHV TrailUSAUnited States of AmericaVan Dyke Bumble BeeVentura Countyinsectinsect photography
