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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Western Yellowjacket

Wasps: Western Yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, Family Vespidae, Order
Hymenoptera. Documented at Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

Aculeata Apocrita California Entomology Ground Yellowjackets Hymenoptera Insecta Narrowwaisted Hymenopterans Refugio State Beach Santa Barbara County Stinging Wasps USA United States of America Vespidae Vespinae Vespoidea Vespula Vespula pensylvanica Western Yellowjacket XplorMor International insect insect photography xplomor

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