Minnesota Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies |
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Order Hymenoptera |
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Hymenoptera is the order of insects that is characterized by having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing. The order includes ants, bees, wasps, hornets, sawflies, and horntails. There are about 125,000 known species worldwide, about 18,000 species in more than 2,000 genera in North America north of Mexico. |
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acorn plum gall wasp (Amphibolips quercusjuglans) |
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black and yellow mud dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) |
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blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria lignaria) |
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gouty oak gall wasp (Callirhytis quercus punctata) |
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jumping oak gall wasp (Neuroterus saltatorius) |
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larger empty oak apple wasp (Amphibolips quercusinanis) |
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oak rough bulletgall wasp (Disholcaspis quercusmamma) |
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translucent oak gall wasp (Amphibolips nubilipennis) |
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