Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants)

Wasps, Other Ants, Sawflies: 73 species, 255 photos
Megaspilidae
Megaspilidae Wasp
(Megaspilidae Wasp) dorsal dorsal

May 17, 2023
Chicago Montrose Harbor
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Chalcidoidea
Chalcidoid Wasp
(Chalcidoid Wasp) coiled coiled

Sep 17, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Astata
Digger Wasp
(Digger Wasp) female female

Aug 11, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Digger Wasp) female burrow female burrow

Aug 11, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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Sphecius speciosus
Eastern Cicada Killer Cicada Killer info
(Eastern Cicada Killer) male male

Jul 31, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) male finger male finger

Aug 3, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) burrows burrows

Aug 5, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) female burrow female burrow

Aug 5, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) male finger male finger

Aug 5, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) male hovering male hovering

Aug 6, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) male hovering face male hovering face

Aug 6, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) female burrow female burrow

Aug 7, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) female excavating female excavating

Aug 7, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) mating mating

Aug 8, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) mating hand mating hand

Aug 8, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) mating threesome mating threesome

Aug 8, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) (drags Swamp Cicada) (drags Swamp Cicada)

Aug 10, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) Satellite Fly Satellite Fly

Aug 11, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) female dorsal female dorsal

Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) female flying 6 abdominal segments female flying 6 abdominal segments

Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) female head female head

Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) female mandibles female mandibles

Jul 28, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Eastern Cicada Killer) mating mating

Jul 28, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter
(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) on Common Mountain Mint on Common Mountain Mint

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) on Heath Aster on Heath Aster

Sep 14, 2013
COD Seed Collection
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(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) crawling on Slender Mountain Mint crawling on Slender Mountain Mint

Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) female burrow female burrow

Aug 6, 2016
Indiana Dunes, MI
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(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) on Common Mountain Mint on Common Mountain Mint

Jul 14, 2020
Arrowhead Park
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(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) male on Common Mountain Mint male on Common Mountain Mint

Jul 17, 2020
Naperville
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(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) feeding feeding

Jul 22, 2020
Naperville
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(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) gliding gliding

Jul 22, 2020
Naperville
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(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) hovering hovering

Jul 24, 2020
Naperville
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Microbembex monodonta
Sand Wasp
(Sand Wasp) female female

Aug 6, 2016
Indiana Dunes, MI
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Liris
Square-headed Wasp
(Square-headed Wasp) (hunts Japanese Burrowing Cricket) (hunts Japanese Burrowing Cricket)

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
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Philanthus triangulum
European Beewolf
(European Beewolf) dorsal dorsal

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
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Ammophila
Thread-waisted Sand Wasp
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Thread-waisted Sand Wasp) lateral lateral

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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Chalybion californicum
Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp
(Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp) dorsal dorsal

May 17, 2022
Jekyll Island Causeway, GA
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(Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp) lateral lateral

May 17, 2022
Jekyll Island Causeway, GA
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(Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp) rear rear

May 17, 2022
Jekyll Island Causeway, GA
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Sceliphron caementarium
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp) lateral lateral

Jul 15, 2013
Arrowhead Park
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(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp) crawling crawling

Jun 21, 2016
Arrowhead Park
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(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp) dorsal dorsal

May 9, 2022
Vacation Village at Weston, FL
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(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp) lateral lateral

May 9, 2022
Vacation Village at Weston, FL
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(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp) lateral lateral

May 17, 2022
Jekyll Island Causeway, GA
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Isodontia elegans
Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp) lateral lateral

Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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Isodontia mexicana
Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp
(Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Sep 7, 2014
Arrowhead Park
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(Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp) lateral lateral

Sep 7, 2014
Arrowhead Park
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(Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp) lateral lateral

Jul 17, 2020
Naperville
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(Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp) feeding feeding

Jul 22, 2020
Naperville
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(Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp) liftoff liftoff

Jul 24, 2020
Naperville
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Sphex ichneumoneus
Great Golden Digger Wasp
(Great Golden Digger Wasp) dorsal on Common Milkweed dorsal on Common Milkweed

Jul 25, 2012
COD Naperville Campus
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(Great Golden Digger Wasp) on Common Milkweed on Common Milkweed

Jul 25, 2012
COD Naperville Campus
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(Great Golden Digger Wasp) on Rattlesnake Master on Rattlesnake Master

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Great Golden Digger Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Jul 4, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Great Golden Digger Wasp) lateral lateral

Jul 4, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Great Golden Digger Wasp) female digging female digging

Sep 9, 2023
Whalon Lake, Naperville
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Sphex pensylvanicus
Great Black Wasp
(Great Black Wasp) lateral lateral

Jul 4, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Great Black Wasp) female dorsal female dorsal

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Great Black Wasp) female lateral female lateral

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Great Black Wasp) female wings female wings

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Great Black Wasp) female 12 antennomeres on Slender Mountain Mint female 12 antennomeres on Slender Mountain Mint

Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Great Black Wasp) wings wings

Jul 22, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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Chelonus
Braconid Wasp
(Braconid Wasp) female on Heath Aster female on Heath Aster

Sep 23, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Braconid Wasp) female profile on Heath Aster female profile on Heath Aster

Sep 23, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Acraspis erinacei
Hedgehog Gall Wasp
(Hedgehog Gall Wasp) gall on White Oak gall on White Oak

Feb 26, 2008
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Hedgehog Gall Wasp) gall Lacewing egg on White Oak gall Lacewing egg on White Oak

Jul 29, 2021
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Acraspis quercushirta
Jewel Oak Gall Wasp
(Jewel Oak Gall Wasp) underside gall on Bur Oak underside gall on Bur Oak

Aug 30, 2021
Arrowhead Park
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(Jewel Oak Gall Wasp) underside gall on Bur Oak underside gall on Bur Oak

Jun 24, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Jewel Oak Gall Wasp) underside gall on Bur Oak underside gall on Bur Oak

Jul 19, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Jewel Oak Gall Wasp) open gall on Bur Oak open gall on Bur Oak

Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park
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(Jewel Oak Gall Wasp) upperside gall on Bur Oak upperside gall on Bur Oak

Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park
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Amphibolips quercusinanis
Larger Empty Oak Apple Wasp
(Larger Empty Oak Apple Wasp) empty gall on Red Oak empty gall on Red Oak

Jun 27, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Larger Empty Oak Apple Wasp) gall on Red Oak gall on Red Oak

Jun 27, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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Amphibolips quercuspomiformis
Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp
(Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp) gall on California Live Oak gall on California Live Oak

Feb 11, 2024
San Diego River Trail, CA
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(Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp) open gall on California Live Oak open gall on California Live Oak

Feb 11, 2024
San Diego River Trail, CA
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Andricus quercuspetiolicola
Oak Petiole Gall Wasp
(Oak Petiole Gall Wasp) galls on Swamp White Oak galls on Swamp White Oak

Sep 5, 2021
Naperville
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Andricus quercusstrobilanus
Lobed Oak Gall Wasp
(Lobed Oak Gall Wasp) galls on Swamp White Oak galls on Swamp White Oak

Sep 7, 2011
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Lobed Oak Gall Wasp) galls on Swamp White Oak galls on Swamp White Oak

Aug 23, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Lobed Oak Gall Wasp) galls on Swamp White Oak galls on Swamp White Oak

Sep 3, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve
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(Lobed Oak Gall Wasp) galls on Swamp White Oak galls on Swamp White Oak

Sep 10, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Lobed Oak Gall Wasp) galls on Swamp White Oak galls on Swamp White Oak

Sep 5, 2021
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Callirhytis quercusfutilis
Oak Wart Gall Wasp
(Oak Wart Gall Wasp) underside gall on White Oak underside gall on White Oak

Aug 6, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Oak Wart Gall Wasp) upperside gall on White Oak upperside gall on White Oak

Aug 6, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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Disholcaspis quercusmamma
Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp
(Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp) galls on Swamp White Oak galls on Swamp White Oak

Aug 25, 2016
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp) (drinking gall Bald-faced Hornet) (drinking gall Bald-faced Hornet)

Aug 31, 2021
Naperville
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(Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp) gall on Swamp White Oak gall on Swamp White Oak

Aug 31, 2021
Naperville
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(Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp) gall on Swamp White Oak gall on Swamp White Oak

Sep 5, 2021
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp) gall on Chinquapin Oak gall on Chinquapin Oak

Jul 20, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
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(Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp) open gall on Chinquapin Oak open gall on Chinquapin Oak

Jul 20, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
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Druon ignotum
Druon ignotum Oak Gall Wasp
(Druon ignotum Oak Gall Wasp) underside galls on Bur Oak underside galls on Bur Oak

Jun 24, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Druon ignotum Oak Gall Wasp) underside gall on Bur Oak underside gall on Bur Oak

Oct 10, 2022
Arrowhead Park
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Dryocosmus quercuspalustris
Succulent Oak Gall Wasp
(Succulent Oak Gall Wasp) open gall on Pin Oak open gall on Pin Oak

May 30, 2023
Naperville
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(Succulent Oak Gall Wasp) underside gall on Pin Oak underside gall on Pin Oak

May 30, 2023
Naperville
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Neuroterus
Jumping Oak Gall Wasp
(Jumping Oak Gall Wasp) underside galls on White Oak underside galls on White Oak

Jun 29, 2006
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Neuroterus umbilicatus
Oak Button Gall Wasp
(Oak Button Gall Wasp) underside galls on Swamp White Oak underside galls on Swamp White Oak

Sep 21, 2023
DuPage County
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(Oak Button Gall Wasp) upperside galls on Swamp White Oak upperside galls on Swamp White Oak

Sep 21, 2023
DuPage County
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Phylloteras volutellae
Conical Oak Gall Wasp
(Conical Oak Gall Wasp) underside galls on Bur Oak underside galls on Bur Oak

Aug 30, 2021
Arrowhead Park
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(Conical Oak Gall Wasp) underside galls on Swamp White Oak underside galls on Swamp White Oak

Sep 5, 2021
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Campopleginae
Campopleginae Ichneumon Wasp
(Campopleginae Ichneumon Wasp) female dorsal female dorsal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Campopleginae Ichneumon Wasp) female lateral female lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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Cratichneumon
Cratichneumon Ichneumon Wasp
(Cratichneumon Ichneumon Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
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Cymodusa distincta
Distincta Ichneumon Wasp
(Distincta Ichneumon Wasp) female female

Aug 28, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Dolichomitus irritator
Irritator Ichneumon Wasp
(Irritator Ichneumon Wasp) female body female body

May 4, 2023
Morton Arboretum
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(Irritator Ichneumon Wasp) female lateral female lateral

May 4, 2023
Morton Arboretum
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Vulgichneumon brevicinctor
Brevicinctor Ichneumon Wasp
(Brevicinctor Ichneumon Wasp) male male

Jun 18, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
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Entypus unifasciatus
Spider Wasp
(Spider Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Aug 2, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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Scolia hirta
Hairy Scoliid Wasp
(Hairy Scoliid Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
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(Hairy Scoliid Wasp) lateral lateral

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
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(Hairy Scoliid Wasp) rear rear

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
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Ancistrocerus catskill
Catskill Potter Wasp
(Catskill Potter Wasp) lateral lateral

Jun 19, 2020
Arrowhead Park
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Eumenes fraternus
Fraternal Potter Wasp
(Fraternal Potter Wasp) cruising cruising

Jul 10, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
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(Fraternal Potter Wasp) flight flight

Jul 10, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
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Euodynerus hidalgo
Hidalgo Mason Wasp
(Hidalgo Mason Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Jul 17, 2020
Naperville
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Monobia quadridens
Four-toothed Mason Wasp
(Four-toothed Mason Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Aug 11, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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Parancistrocerus leionotus
Leionotus Potter Wasp
(Leionotus Potter Wasp) on Common Boneset on Common Boneset

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Leionotus Potter Wasp) grooming grooming

Jul 17, 2020
Naperville
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(Leionotus Potter Wasp) lateral lateral

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
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Mischocyttarus
Long-waisted Paper Wasp
(Long-waisted Paper Wasp) nest nest

Jul 19, 2015
Machu Picchu, Peru
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Polistes Aphanilopterus
Aphanilopterus Paper Wasp
(Aphanilopterus Paper Wasp) lateral lateral

Jul 20, 2015
Machu Picchu, Peru
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Polistes dominula
European Paper Wasp
(European Paper Wasp) nest nest

Jun 23, 2009
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(European Paper Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Sep 3, 2014
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(European Paper Wasp) flying flying

Sep 29, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
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(European Paper Wasp) flying flying

Oct 11, 2014
Arrowhead Park
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(European Paper Wasp) flying flying

Jun 29, 2015
Sugarland Run, VA
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(European Paper Wasp) crawling crawling

May 23, 2016
Burlington Square Park, Naperville
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(European Paper Wasp) eating grasshopper eating grasshopper

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(European Paper Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Jun 19, 2020
Arrowhead Park
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Polistes exclamans
Common Paper Wasp
(Common Paper Wasp) lateral lateral

May 28, 2014
Molokai, Hawaii
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(Common Paper Wasp) nest nest

May 28, 2014
Molokai, Hawaii
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Polistes fuscatus
Dark Paper Wasp
(Dark Paper Wasp) lateral lateral

Aug 23, 2012
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Dark Paper Wasp) on Common Mountain Mint on Common Mountain Mint

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Dark Paper Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Oct 1, 2014
COD Main Campus
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(Dark Paper Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Oct 3, 2015
COD Seed Collection
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(Dark Paper Wasp) lateral lateral

Oct 3, 2015
COD Seed Collection
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(Dark Paper Wasp) male male

Oct 8, 2016
COD Seed Collection
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(Dark Paper Wasp) male ventral male ventral

Oct 8, 2016
COD Seed Collection
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(Dark Paper Wasp) female female

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
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(Dark Paper Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Sep 4, 2020
Naperville
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(Dark Paper Wasp) lateral lateral

Sep 4, 2020
Naperville
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(Dark Paper Wasp) dorsal dorsal

Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Dark Paper Wasp) lateral lateral

Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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Polistes weyrauchorum
Weyrauch's Paper Wasp
(Weyrauch's Paper Wasp) lateral lateral

Jul 15, 2015
Lima, Peru
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Dolichovespula maculata
Bald-faced Hornet
(Bald-faced Hornet) nest nest

Feb 26, 2008
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
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(Bald-faced Hornet) pollinia pollinia

Jul 28, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
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(Bald-faced Hornet) lateral lateral

Sep 9, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
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(Bald-faced Hornet) grooming grooming

Sep 24, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
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(Bald-faced Hornet) head head

Sep 12, 2015
COD Seed Collection
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(Bald-faced Hornet) lateral lateral

Sep 12, 2015
COD Seed Collection
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(Bald-faced Hornet) (Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp drinking gall) (Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp drinking gall)

Aug 31, 2021
Naperville
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Vespula germanica
German Yellowjacket
(German Yellowjacket) dorsal dorsal

Oct 11, 2023
Meteora, Greece
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(German Yellowjacket) lateral lateral

Oct 11, 2023
Meteora, Greece
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(German Yellowjacket) dorsal dorsal

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
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(German Yellowjacket) rear rear

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
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Vespula maculifrons
Eastern Yellowjacket
(Eastern Yellowjacket) dorsal dorsal

Sep 24, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
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(Eastern Yellowjacket) munchkin munchkin

Oct 22, 2016
COD Seed Collection
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(Eastern Yellowjacket) dorsal dorsal

Aug 15, 2020
Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
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(Eastern Yellowjacket) face face

Aug 15, 2020
Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
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(Eastern Yellowjacket) male dorsal male dorsal

Sep 26, 2022
Arrowhead Park
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(Eastern Yellowjacket) face face

Oct 4, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Eastern Yellowjacket) hovering hovering

Oct 4, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Eastern Yellowjacket) dorsal dorsal

Aug 25, 2023
Naperville
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(Eastern Yellowjacket) lateral lateral

Aug 25, 2023
Naperville
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Dorymyrmex bicolor
Bicolored Pyramid Ant
(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) dorsal dorsal

Nov 22, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) frontal frontal

Nov 22, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) lateral lateral

Nov 22, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) dorsal dorsal

Dec 1, 2022
Mesa, Arizona
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) lateral lateral

Dec 1, 2022
Mesa, Arizona
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) dorsal dorsal

Nov 20, 2023
Mesa, Arizona
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) lateral lateral

Nov 20, 2023
Mesa, Arizona
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) dorsal dorsal

Nov 30, 2023
Mesa, Arizona
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) lateral lateral

Nov 30, 2023
Mesa, Arizona
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) Aphidinae tending Aphidinae tending

Dec 6, 2023
Mesa, Arizona
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(Bicolored Pyramid Ant) lateral lateral

Dec 17, 2023
Mesa, Arizona
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Dorymyrmex insanus
Crazy Pyramid Ant
(Crazy Pyramid Ant) dorsal dorsal

Nov 16, 2022
Newell Barney JHS, Queen Creek AZ
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(Crazy Pyramid Ant) frontal frontal

Nov 16, 2022
Newell Barney JHS, Queen Creek AZ
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(Crazy Pyramid Ant) lateral lateral

Nov 16, 2022
Newell Barney JHS, Queen Creek AZ
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Tapinoma
Tapinoma Odorous Ant
(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) dorsal dorsal

Mar 22, 2023
Arbel National Park, Israel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) frontal frontal

Mar 22, 2023
Arbel National Park, Israel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) lateral lateral

Mar 22, 2023
Arbel National Park, Israel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) carrying larva carrying larva

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) lateral lateral

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) dorsal dorsal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) frontal frontal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) lateral lateral

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) rear rear

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini, Greece
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(Tapinoma Odorous Ant) lateral lateral

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini, Greece
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Pheidole
Big-headed Ant
(Big-headed Ant) dorsal dorsal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Big-headed Ant) lateral lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Big-headed Ant) dorsal dorsal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Big-headed Ant) lateral lateral

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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Pheidole pilifera
Pilifera Big-headed Ant
(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) major dorsal major dorsal

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) major lateral major lateral

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) major minors major minors

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) minors minors

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) nest nest

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) major dorsal major dorsal

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) major lateral major lateral

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) major minor major minor

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) minor dorsal minor dorsal

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Pilifera Big-headed Ant) minor lateral minor lateral

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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Crematogaster
Crematogaster Acrobat Ant
(Crematogaster Acrobat Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 10, 2023
Truffle hunting Meteora, Greece
inaturalist
(Crematogaster Acrobat Ant) lateral lateral

Oct 10, 2023
Truffle hunting Meteora, Greece
inaturalist
Crematogaster cerasi
Cherry Ant
(Cherry Ant) (females tending Neosymydobius Aphid) (females tending Neosymydobius Aphid)

Aug 6, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist GBIF wikipedia
Crematogaster lineolata
Crematogaster lineolata Acrobat Ant Acrobat Ant info
(Crematogaster lineolata Acrobat Ant) (ranch Oleander Aphid) (ranch Oleander Aphid)

Sep 4, 2007
COD Naperville Campus
inaturalist
(Crematogaster lineolata Acrobat Ant) Oleander Aphid on Common Milkweed Oleander Aphid on Common Milkweed

Sep 4, 2007
COD Naperville Campus
inaturalist
(Crematogaster lineolata Acrobat Ant) (tending Oleander Aphid) (tending Oleander Aphid)

Aug 25, 2011
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
Tetramorium immigrans
Immigrant Pavement Ant Immigrant Pavement Ant info
(Immigrant Pavement Ant) apple apple

Apr 22, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Immigrant Pavement Ant) lateral lateral

Apr 22, 2013
COD Main Campus
inaturalist
Myrmica
Myrmica Furrowed Ant
(Myrmica Furrowed Ant) (drags Eight-lined Leafhopper) (drags Eight-lined Leafhopper)

Aug 19, 2023
Naperville
inaturalist
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Red Harvester Ant
(Red Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

May 5, 2022
Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, TX
inaturalist
(Red Harvester Ant) team team

May 5, 2022
Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, TX
inaturalist
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Western Harvester Ant
(Western Harvester Ant) nest nest

May 8, 2021
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
inaturalist
(Western Harvester Ant) workers workers

May 8, 2021
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
inaturalist
(Western Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Apr 25, 2022
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, NM
inaturalist
(Western Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

Apr 25, 2022
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, NM
inaturalist
(Western Harvester Ant) mandible mandible

Apr 25, 2022
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, NM
inaturalist
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Rough Harvester Ant
(Rough Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Apr 24, 2022
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
inaturalist
(Rough Harvester Ant) frontal frontal

Apr 24, 2022
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
inaturalist
(Rough Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Rough Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Rough Harvester Ant) rolling side rolling side

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Rough Harvester Ant) rolling top rolling top

Nov 30, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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Aphaenogaster
Aphaenogaster Collared Ant
(Aphaenogaster Collared Ant) gyne gyne

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
Aphaenogaster sardoa
Sardoa-group Collared Ant
(Sardoa-group Collared Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
(Sardoa-group Collared Ant) lateral lateral

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
(Sardoa-group Collared Ant) rear rear

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
Tennessee Collared Ant
(Tennessee Collared Ant) dorsal dorsal

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist
(Tennessee Collared Ant) frontal frontal

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist
(Tennessee Collared Ant) carrying larvae carrying larvae

Sep 24, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist
(Tennessee Collared Ant) dorsal dorsal

Sep 24, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist
Messor
Messor Harvester Ant
(Messor Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
inaturalist
(Messor Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
inaturalist
(Messor Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 18, 2023
Santorini, Greece
inaturalist
(Messor Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

Oct 18, 2023
Santorini, Greece
inaturalist
Messor wasmanni
Wasmann's Harvester Ant
(Wasmann's Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
(Wasmann's Harvester Ant) head head

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
(Wasmann's Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
(Wasmann's Harvester Ant) profile profile

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
Veromessor pergandei
Black Harvester Ant
(Black Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Nov 16, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Black Harvester Ant) frontal frontal

Nov 16, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Black Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

Nov 16, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Black Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Nov 28, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Black Harvester Ant) frontal frontal

Nov 28, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist GBIF wikipedia
(Black Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

Nov 28, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Black Harvester Ant) mound mound

Nov 28, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist GBIF wikipedia
(Black Harvester Ant) dorsal dorsal

Dec 10, 2022
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Black Harvester Ant) harvesting dorsal harvesting dorsal

Jan 29, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Black Harvester Ant) harvesting lateral harvesting lateral

Jan 29, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
(Black Harvester Ant) lateral lateral

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
inaturalist
Tetraponera rufonigra
Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant
(Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant) lateral lateral

Jan 10, 2016
Bangkok, Thailand
inaturalist
Dasymutilla eminentia
Eminent Velvet Ant
(Eminent Velvet Ant) female female

May 4, 2022
Sky Islands Grill & Grocery, NM
inaturalist bugguide wikipedia
Caliroa quercuscoccineae
Oak Slug Sawfly
(Oak Slug Sawfly) larvae larvae

Aug 24, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist wikipedia
Tenthredininae
Sawfly
(Sawfly) larva on Gray Dogwood larva on Gray Dogwood

Oct 6, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
inaturalist
Bees and Formicinae Ants: 64 species, 235 photos
Andrena
Andrena Mining Bee
(Andrena Mining Bee) nectaring nectaring

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(Andrena Mining Bee) dorsal dorsal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(Andrena Mining Bee) lateral lateral

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
Andrena asteris
Aster Andrena
(Aster Andrena) liftoff liftoff

Oct 9, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Andrena erigeniae
Spring Beauty Miner
(Spring Beauty Miner) dorsal on Spring Beauty dorsal on Spring Beauty

May 4, 2023
Morton Arboretum
inaturalist
(Spring Beauty Miner) frontal on Spring Beauty frontal on Spring Beauty

May 4, 2023
Morton Arboretum
inaturalist
(Spring Beauty Miner) lateral on Spring Beauty lateral on Spring Beauty

May 4, 2023
Morton Arboretum
inaturalist
Andrena wilkella
Wilke's Mining Bee
(Wilke's Mining Bee) female flight female flight

Jul 10, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
inaturalist
Melitturga
Melitturga Mining Bee
(Melitturga Mining Bee) dorsal dorsal

Mar 22, 2023
Arbel National Park, Israel
inaturalist
Amegilla quadrifasciata
Four-striped Digger Bee
(Four-striped Digger Bee) dorsal dorsal

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini, Greece
inaturalist
(Four-striped Digger Bee) lateral lateral

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini, Greece
inaturalist
(Four-striped Digger Bee) rear rear

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini, Greece
inaturalist
Anthophora
Common Digger Bee
(Common Digger Bee) dorsal dorsal

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(Common Digger Bee) nectaring nectaring

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
Anthophora crinipes
Crinipes Digger Bee
(Crinipes Digger Bee) male dorsal male dorsal

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
inaturalist
(Crinipes Digger Bee) male lateral male lateral

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
inaturalist
Anthophora nigriceps
Nigriceps Digger Bee
(Nigriceps Digger Bee) pollen basket pollen basket

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
inaturalist
Apis cerana
Asiatic Honey Bee
(Asiatic Honey Bee) flying flying

Jan 17, 2016
Chiang Mai, Thailand
inaturalist facebook
(Asiatic Honey Bee) lateral lateral

Jan 17, 2016
Chiang Mai, Thailand
inaturalist facebook 維基百科
Apis dorsata
Giant Honey Bee
(Giant Honey Bee) flying flying

Jan 17, 2016
Chiang Mai, Thailand
inaturalist facebook
(Giant Honey Bee) lateral lateral

Jan 17, 2016
Chiang Mai, Thailand
inaturalist
(Giant Honey Bee) pollen baskets on Beggarticks pollen baskets on Beggarticks

Jan 17, 2016
Chiang Mai, Thailand
inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Apis florea
Red Dwarf Honey Bee
(Red Dwarf Honey Bee) on Sacred Lotus on Sacred Lotus

Jan 10, 2016
Bangkok, Thailand
inaturalist facebook
(Red Dwarf Honey Bee) pollinating on Sacred Lotus pollinating on Sacred Lotus

Jan 10, 2016
Bangkok, Thailand
inaturalist wikipedia
(Red Dwarf Honey Bee) dorsal dorsal

Jan 17, 2016
Chiang Mai, Thailand
inaturalist facebook
Apis mellifera
European Honey Bee
(European Honey Bee) on Prairie Milkweed on Prairie Milkweed

Jul 6, 2006
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) dead on Common Milkweed dead on Common Milkweed

Jun 21, 2012
Volo Bog State Natural Area
inaturalist youtube
(European Honey Bee) pollinia on Common Milkweed pollinia on Common Milkweed

Jul 9, 2012
Danada Forest Preserve
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) on Rosemary on Rosemary

Mar 3, 2013
Las Vegas
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) landing on Common Milkweed landing on Common Milkweed

Jun 28, 2013
BP Naperville
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) pollinia on Common Milkweed pollinia on Common Milkweed

Jul 11, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) flying pollen baskets flying pollen baskets

Jul 31, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) on Angel's Trumpet on Angel's Trumpet

Jul 16, 2015
Lima, Peru
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) on Qantu on Qantu

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
inaturalist 維基百科
(European Honey Bee) dead on Common Milkweed dead on Common Milkweed

Jul 9, 2016
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) lateral lateral

Jul 17, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) dorsal dorsal

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) nectaring nectaring

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) pollen basket pollen basket

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) dorsal dorsal

Oct 8, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) frontal frontal

Oct 26, 2023
Montebello, CA
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) lateral lateral

Oct 26, 2023
Montebello, CA
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) dorsal dorsal

Oct 28, 2023
Montebello, CA
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) lateral lateral

Oct 28, 2023
Montebello, CA
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) dorsal dorsal

Oct 29, 2023
Montebello, CA
inaturalist
(European Honey Bee) lateral lateral

Oct 29, 2023
Montebello, CA
inaturalist
Apis mellifera scutellata
Africanized Honey Bee
(Africanized Honey Bee) lateral lateral

Jul 15, 2015
Lima, Peru
inaturalist
Bombus auricomus
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
(Black-and-gold Bumble Bee) flying flying

Jul 17, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
(Black-and-gold Bumble Bee) on White Prairie Clover on White Prairie Clover

Jul 17, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
(Black-and-gold Bumble Bee) on Wild Bergamot on Wild Bergamot

Jul 16, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
inaturalist
(Black-and-gold Bumble Bee) pollen pollen

Aug 24, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist
(Black-and-gold Bumble Bee) flying flying

Jul 10, 2015
Hebron Trail, McHenry County
inaturalist facebook
(Black-and-gold Bumble Bee) lateral lateral

May 4, 2023
Morton Arboretum
inaturalist
Bombus bicoloratus
Bicoloured Bumble Bee
(Bicoloured Bumble Bee) lateral lateral

Mar 16, 2024
Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
inaturalist
(Bicoloured Bumble Bee) ventral ventral

Mar 16, 2024
Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
inaturalist
Bombus bimaculatus
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
(Two-spotted Bumble Bee) flight flight

Jul 17, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
(Two-spotted Bumble Bee) on Common Mountain Mint on Common Mountain Mint

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
inaturalist
(Two-spotted Bumble Bee) female tiptoe female tiptoe

Jul 5, 2020
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
(Two-spotted Bumble Bee) hovering hovering

Jul 25, 2020
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist facebook
Bombus fervidus
Yellow Bumble Bee
(Yellow Bumble Bee) flying frontal flying frontal

Aug 14, 2013
Cantera Commons, Warrenville
inaturalist
(Yellow Bumble Bee) hovering on Wild Bergamot hovering on Wild Bergamot

Aug 14, 2013
Cantera Commons, Warrenville
inaturalist wikipedia
(Yellow Bumble Bee) crawling crawling

Aug 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
inaturalist
(Yellow Bumble Bee) flying flying

Aug 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
inaturalist facebook
Bombus funebris
Mourning Bee
(Mourning Bee) flying flying

Jul 21, 2015
Cusco, Peru
inaturalist facebook wikipedia
(Mourning Bee) nectaring nectaring

Jul 21, 2015
Cusco, Peru
inaturalist wikipedia
Bombus griseocollis
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) flight on Shrubby St. John's Wort flight on Shrubby St. John's Wort

Jul 11, 2013
COD Main Campus
inaturalist
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) on Purple Prairie Clover on Purple Prairie Clover

Jul 11, 2013
COD Main Campus
inaturalist
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) flying flying

Aug 14, 2013
Cantera Commons, Warrenville
inaturalist
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) queen flying queen flying

Sep 3, 2014
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist facebook
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) flying flying

Jul 7, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist facebook
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) queen queen

Sep 12, 2015
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist
Bombus impatiens
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) hovering on New England Aster hovering on New England Aster

Sep 25, 2013
Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
inaturalist
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) flying flying

Jul 16, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
inaturalist facebook
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) female on Indian Grass female on Indian Grass

Sep 13, 2014
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) hovering pollen basket on New England Aster hovering pollen basket on New England Aster

Sep 27, 2014
Springbrook Prairie
inaturalist facebook
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) hovering pollen baskets on New England Aster hovering pollen baskets on New England Aster

Sep 27, 2014
Springbrook Prairie
inaturalist facebook
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) pollen basket pollen basket

Sep 27, 2014
Springbrook Prairie
inaturalist
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) male face on New England Aster male face on New England Aster

Oct 3, 2015
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist beespotter facebook
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) male lateral on New England Aster male lateral on New England Aster

Oct 3, 2015
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist beespotter facebook
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) female female

Oct 8, 2016
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) male on New England Aster male on New England Aster

Oct 22, 2016
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist facebook
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) female pollen basket female pollen basket

Aug 4, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) head head

Aug 4, 2023
Naperville
inaturalist
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) lateral lateral

Aug 4, 2023
Naperville
inaturalist
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) face on Field Thistle face on Field Thistle

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) lateral on Field Thistle lateral on Field Thistle

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist
Melissodes
Melissodes Long-horned Bee
(Melissodes Long-horned Bee) on Purple Coneflower on Purple Coneflower

Jun 17, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
(Melissodes Long-horned Bee) dorsal on Stiff Goldenrod dorsal on Stiff Goldenrod

Sep 12, 2015
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist bugguide
(Melissodes Long-horned Bee) flying on Stiff Goldenrod flying on Stiff Goldenrod

Sep 12, 2015
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist bugguide facebook
(Melissodes Long-horned Bee) male male

Jul 17, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
Melissodes bimaculatus
Two-spotted Long-horned Bee
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) female hovering female hovering

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
inaturalist facebook
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) male dorsal male dorsal

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
inaturalist
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) male face male face

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
inaturalist
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) male flying male flying

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
inaturalist facebook
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) female dorsal female dorsal

Jul 22, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) female lateral female lateral

Jul 22, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) male flight male flight

Jul 25, 2020
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) male tongue male tongue

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
inaturalist
Melissodes desponsus
Thistle Long-horned Bee
(Thistle Long-horned Bee) female on Bull Thistle female on Bull Thistle

Aug 23, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
Melissodes druriellus
Drury's Long-horned Bee
(Drury's Long-horned Bee) female flying female flying

Sep 14, 2013
COD Seed Collection
inaturalist
(Drury's Long-horned Bee) female flying female flying

Sep 25, 2013
Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
inaturalist
(Drury's Long-horned Bee) female flying female flying

Sep 19, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist facebook
(Drury's Long-horned Bee) male dorsal male dorsal

Jul 5, 2020
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
(Drury's Long-horned Bee) male top male top

Jul 5, 2020
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
Tetragonula pagdeni
Pagden's Stingless Bee
(Pagden's Stingless Bee) on Sacred Lotus on Sacred Lotus

Jan 11, 2016
Ayutthaya, Thailand
inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Holcopasites calliopsidis
Cuckoo Bee
(Cuckoo Bee) female female

Jun 18, 2014
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist bugguide wikipedia
Epeolus bifasciatus
Two-banded Cellophane-cuckoo Bee
(Two-banded Cellophane-cuckoo Bee) lateral lateral

Jul 17, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
(Two-banded Cellophane-cuckoo Bee) lateral lateral

Jul 25, 2020
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
(Two-banded Cellophane-cuckoo Bee) body body

Aug 4, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
(Two-banded Cellophane-cuckoo Bee) head head

Aug 4, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
Triepeolus lunatus
Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee
(Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee) dorsal dorsal

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
inaturalist
(Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee) lateral lateral

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
inaturalist
(Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee) dorsal dorsal

Aug 4, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
(Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee) head head

Aug 4, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist wikipedia
(Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee) lateral lateral

Aug 4, 2020
Naperville
inaturalist
Nomada
Nomad Bee
(Nomad Bee) grooming grooming

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(Nomad Bee) lateral lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(Nomad Bee) dorsal dorsal

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
(Nomad Bee) resting resting

Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
inaturalist
Ceratina
Small Carpenter Bee
(Small Carpenter Bee) flying flying

Sep 29, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist facebook
(Small Carpenter Bee) Zadontomerus on Common Spiderwort Zadontomerus on Common Spiderwort

Jun 5, 2015
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
inaturalist bugguide
Xylocopa
Xylocopa Carpenter Bee
(Xylocopa Carpenter Bee) flight flight

Jul 21, 2015
Cusco, Peru
inaturalist
(Xylocopa Carpenter Bee) hovering hovering

Jul 21, 2015
Cusco, Peru
inaturalist facebook
(Xylocopa Carpenter Bee) on Qantu on Qantu

Jul 21, 2015
Cusco, Peru
inaturalist
(Xylocopa Carpenter Bee) robbing nectar on Qantu robbing nectar on Qantu

Jul 21, 2015
Cusco, Peru
inaturalist
Xylocopa micans
Southern Carpenter Bee
(Southern Carpenter Bee) female dorsal female dorsal

May 6, 2022
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, TX
inaturalist
(Southern Carpenter Bee) female lateral female lateral

May 6, 2022
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, TX
inaturalist
(Southern Carpenter Bee) female ventral female ventral

May 6, 2022
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, TX
inaturalist
(Southern Carpenter Bee) female wings female wings

May 6, 2022
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, TX
inaturalist wikipedia
Xylocopa pubescens
Pubescent Carpenter Bee
(Pubescent Carpenter Bee) dorsal dorsal

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
inaturalist
Xylocopa sonorina
Sonoran Carpenter Bee
(Sonoran Carpenter Bee) female female

Jun 3, 2014
Kauai, Hawaii
inaturalist
(Sonoran Carpenter Bee) female flying female flying

Jun 3, 2014
Kauai, Hawaii
inaturalist facebook
(Sonoran Carpenter Bee) female robbing nectar female robbing nectar

Jun 3, 2014
Kauai, Hawaii
inaturalist wikipedia
Xylocopa tabaniformis
Horse-fly Carpenter Bee
(Horse-fly Carpenter Bee) orpifex female dorsal orpifex female dorsal

Jun 5, 2017
San Francisco Botanical Garden
inaturalist
(Horse-fly Carpenter Bee) orpifex female lateral orpifex female lateral

Jun 5, 2017
San Francisco Botanical Garden
inaturalist
Xylocopa virginica
Eastern Carpenter Bee
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) on Tall Thistle on Tall Thistle

Aug 29, 2007
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) flying flying

Aug 18, 2013
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) on False Dragonhead on False Dragonhead

Aug 18, 2013
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) male face male face

Jun 15, 2014
Grant Park Blues Fest
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) male flying male flying

Jun 15, 2014
Grant Park Blues Fest
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) male frontal male frontal

Jun 15, 2014
Grant Park Blues Fest
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) male on Sage male on Sage

May 23, 2016
Burlington Square Park, Naperville
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) male profile on Sage male profile on Sage

May 23, 2016
Burlington Square Park, Naperville
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) pollinia on Garden Phlox pollinia on Garden Phlox

Aug 21, 2020
Morton Arboretum
inaturalist
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) on Pickerelweed on Pickerelweed

May 6, 2022
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, TX
inaturalist
Augochlora pura
Pure Green-Sweat Bee
(Pure Green-Sweat Bee) on Hedge Bindweed on Hedge Bindweed

Jul 31, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
Augochlorella
Augochlorella Sweat Bee
(Augochlorella Sweat Bee) bubble bubble

Jun 18, 2015
Oakhurst Forest Preserve
inaturalist bugguide youtube
Augochloropsis
Augochloropsis Sweat Bee
(Augochloropsis Sweat Bee) lateral lateral

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
inaturalist
Augochlorini
Augochlorine Sweat Bee
(Augochlorine Sweat Bee) cruising cruising

Jul 10, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
inaturalist bugguide facebook
(Augochlorine Sweat Bee) flying flying

Jul 10, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
inaturalist
(Augochlorine Sweat Bee) lateral lateral

Jul 25, 2020
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
Dialictus
Dialictus Sweat Bee
(Dialictus Sweat Bee) flight on Chicory flight on Chicory

Sep 1, 2013
Arrowhead Park
inaturalist
Halictus ligatus
Ligated Furrow Bee
(Ligated Furrow Bee) on Wild Quinine on Wild Quinine

Jul 17, 2013
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
inaturalist
(Ligated Furrow Bee) dorsal dorsal

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
inaturalist
(Ligated Furrow Bee) tongue tongue

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
inaturalist
Halictus rubicundus
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee) flying flying

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Orange-legged Furrow Bee) on Rattlesnake Master on Rattlesnake Master

Aug 1, 2013
COD Main Campus
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Lasioglossum
Lasioglossum Sweat Bee
(Lasioglossum Sweat Bee) dorsal dorsal

Aug 4, 2023
Naperville
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(Lasioglossum Sweat Bee) lateral lateral

Aug 4, 2023
Naperville
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Lasioglossum pseudosphecodimorphum
Lasioglossum Sweat Bee
(Lasioglossum Sweat Bee) dorsal dorsal

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Lasioglossum Sweat Bee) dorsal dorsal

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Lasioglossum Sweat Bee) face face

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Lasioglossum Sweat Bee) lateral lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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Anthidium manicatum
European Woolcarder Bee
(European Woolcarder Bee) female flies female flies

Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
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(European Woolcarder Bee) female flying lateral female flying lateral

Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
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(European Woolcarder Bee) female female

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(European Woolcarder Bee) hovering hovering

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(European Woolcarder Bee) mating mating

Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(European Woolcarder Bee) male hovering male hovering

Jul 28, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(European Woolcarder Bee) hovering hovering

Aug 2, 2016
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
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(European Woolcarder Bee) mating on Bird's-foot Trefoil mating on Bird's-foot Trefoil

Aug 2, 2016
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
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Anthidium oblongatum
Oblong Woolcarder Bee
(Oblong Woolcarder Bee) mating mating

Jul 4, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Oblong Woolcarder Bee) mating threesome mating threesome

Jul 4, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
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(Oblong Woolcarder Bee) face face

Aug 2, 2016
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
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(Oblong Woolcarder Bee) carding wool carding wool

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
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(Oblong Woolcarder Bee) dorsal dorsal

Jul 28, 2020
Wildlife Prairie Park
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Megachile
Leafcutter Bee
(Leafcutter Bee) female dorsal on Rattlesnake Master female dorsal on Rattlesnake Master

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Leafcutter Bee) female on Rattlesnake Master female on Rattlesnake Master

Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
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(Leafcutter Bee) dorsal dorsal

Jul 19, 2015
Machu Picchu, Peru
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(Leafcutter Bee) dorsal dorsal

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
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(Leafcutter Bee) frontal frontal

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
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(Leafcutter Bee) lateral lateral

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
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Halictidae
Halictidae Sweat Bee
(Halictidae Sweat Bee) on Brown Knapweed on Brown Knapweed

Jul 10, 2012
Belmont Prairie, Downers Grove
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(Halictidae Sweat Bee) on Common Mountain Mint on Common Mountain Mint

Jul 30, 2012
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
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Tanaemyrmex
Tanaemyrmex Carpenter Ant
(Tanaemyrmex Carpenter Ant) dorsal dorsal

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Tanaemyrmex Carpenter Ant) lateral lateral

Mar 27, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Tanaemyrmex Carpenter Ant) lateral lateral

Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Black Carpenter Ant
(Black Carpenter Ant) Poplar Aphid on Cottonwood Poplar Aphid on Cottonwood

Aug 24, 2013
Wild Ones Field Trip
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(Black Carpenter Ant) fighting fighting

Jun 3, 2022
Phillips Park Zoo, Aurora
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(Black Carpenter Ant) alate female alate female

Jun 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park
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(Black Carpenter Ant) dorsal on Northern Catalpa dorsal on Northern Catalpa

Aug 22, 2022
Arrowhead Park
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(Black Carpenter Ant) dorsal dorsal

Jul 26, 2023
DuPage County
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Camponotus xerxes
Giant Desert Ant
(Giant Desert Ant) dorsal dorsal

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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(Giant Desert Ant) lateral lateral

Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
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Cataglyphis
Cataglyphis Sahara Ant
(Cataglyphis Sahara Ant) dorsal dorsal

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
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(Cataglyphis Sahara Ant) lateral lateral

Mar 23, 2023
Jerusalem New City, Israel
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Cataglyphis livida
Livida Sahara Ant
(Livida Sahara Ant) dorsal dorsal

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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(Livida Sahara Ant) frontal frontal

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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(Livida Sahara Ant) lateral lateral

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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Cataglyphis nigra
Black Desert Ant
(Black Desert Ant) one acrobatic one acrobatic

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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(Black Desert Ant) one dorsal one dorsal

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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(Black Desert Ant) one upright one upright

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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(Black Desert Ant) two acrobatic two acrobatic

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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(Black Desert Ant) two dorsal two dorsal

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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(Black Desert Ant) two frontal two frontal

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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(Black Desert Ant) two lateral two lateral

Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias, Israel
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Cataglyphis nodus
Nodal Desert Ant
(Nodal Desert Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 9, 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece
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(Nodal Desert Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
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Formica exsectoides
Allegheny Mound Ant
(Allegheny Mound Ant) dorsal dorsal

Apr 23, 2022
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
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(Allegheny Mound Ant) lateral lateral

Apr 23, 2022
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
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(Allegheny Mound Ant) mandible mandible

Apr 23, 2022
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
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Formica pallidefulva
Variable Field Ant
(Variable Field Ant) (hunts Fall Field Cricket) (hunts Fall Field Cricket)

Sep 13, 2014
COD Seed Collection
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(Variable Field Ant) (scavenging Fall Field Cricket) (scavenging Fall Field Cricket)

Sep 13, 2014
COD Seed Collection
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(Variable Field Ant) dorsal dorsal

Jul 10, 2020
Springbrook Prairie
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(Variable Field Ant) lateral lateral

Jul 10, 2020
Springbrook Prairie
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(Variable Field Ant) hunts fly hunts fly

Jul 2, 2022
Naperville
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(Variable Field Ant) pulls fly pulls fly

Jul 2, 2022
Naperville
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Formica rufibarbis
Rufibarbis-group Wood Ant
(Rufibarbis-group Wood Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 11, 2023
Meteora, Greece
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(Rufibarbis-group Wood Ant) lateral lateral

Oct 11, 2023
Meteora, Greece
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Formica subsericea
Silky Field Ant
(Silky Field Ant) on Wild Parsnip on Wild Parsnip

Jun 8, 2013
Goose Lake Prairie
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(Silky Field Ant) dorsal dorsal

Aug 8, 2014
Sugarland Run, VA
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(Silky Field Ant) dorsal dorsal

Sep 5, 2023
Naperville
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(Silky Field Ant) lateral lateral

Sep 5, 2023
Naperville
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Lasius
Lasius Fuzzy Ant
(Lasius Fuzzy Ant) dorsal dorsal

Aug 30, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Lasius Fuzzy Ant) lateral lateral

Aug 30, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Lasius Fuzzy Ant) trio trio

Aug 30, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Lasius Fuzzy Ant) dorsal larvae dorsal larvae

Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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(Lasius Fuzzy Ant) dorsal dorsal

Oct 11, 2023
Meteora, Greece
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(Lasius Fuzzy Ant) lateral lateral

Oct 11, 2023
Meteora, Greece
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Myrmecocystus melliger
Melliger-group Honeypot Ant
(Melliger-group Honeypot Ant) dorsal dorsal

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Melliger-group Honeypot Ant) lateral lateral

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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(Melliger-group Honeypot Ant) profile profile

Feb 7, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
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Oecophylla smaragdina
Weaver Ant
(Weaver Ant) biting biting

Jan 19, 2016
Siem Reap, Cambodia
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(Weaver Ant) lateral lateral

Jan 19, 2016
Siem Reap, Cambodia
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(Weaver Ant) nest nest

Jan 19, 2016
Siem Reap, Cambodia
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