Species in the order Hymenoptera Results 1 - 20
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Dracula ants (Adetomyrma venatrix)
The recently discovered Dracula ant is a highly unusual species, so named because of its grisly feeding habits of drinking the blo...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Asian dwarf honey bee (Apis florea)
Information on the Asian dwarf honey bee is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  12 Images  0 Videos
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Caterpillar hunting wasp (Delta dimidiatipenne)
Information on the caterpillar hunting wasp is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Australian ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops)
This ant of ancient lineage is described as a ‘living fossil.’ It is perhaps the most ‘primitive’ ant still alive today. Ants are ...  More  1 Image  1 Video
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Black bog ant (Formica candida)
This rare, medium-sized ant is black and shiny...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis)
The brown-banded carder bee B. humilis is one of the 24 species of bumblebee or cuckoo bee found in the UK. It is also one of the ...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
The common carder bumblebee is the only common bumblebee to have a completely ginger thorax. Although the abdomen also tends to b...  More  9 Images  0 Videos
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Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
The common wasp is a familiar and much feared social insect. They are quite large insects, with an obvious 'waist' between the tho...  More  19 Images  8 Videos
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Leaf-cutter ant (Atta cephalotes)
Information on the leaf-cutter ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  31 Images  5 Videos
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Desert runner ant (Cataglyphis niger)
Information on the desert runner ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Vestal cuckoo bee (Bombus vestalis)
Until recently, cuckoo bumblebees were once considered to belong to a separate genus (Psithyrus) in recognition of their distincti...  More  5 Images  1 Video
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Megachile leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis)
Information on the megachile leaf-cutter bee is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  12 Images  0 Videos
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Sri Lankan relict ant (Aneuretus simoni)
Information on the Sri Lankan relict ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
The honey bee is probably one of the best-known of all insects in the world; it performs a vital role in the pollination of flower...  More  27 Images  7 Videos
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Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)
This common ant is, as the name suggests, yellowish brown in colour. A number of features distinguish it from other similar specie...  More  17 Images  2 Videos
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Ichneumon wasp (Ophion luteus)
This slender parasitic wasp has a yellowish or orange coloured body with a distinctive ‘waist’ and a very short ovipositor(3). The...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Large garden bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus)
In comparison with other bumblebee species, the large garden or ruderal bumblebee, has a long face and tongue; these are adaptatio...  More  13 Images  0 Videos
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White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
The white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) is a common species that is easily confused with the similar species Bombus magnus. Wo...  More  13 Images  2 Videos
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Red-barbed ant (Formica rufibarbis)
The red-barbed ant is classified as Endangered in Great Britain. Winged reproductive females and queens are generally red or reddi...  More  2 Images  1 Video
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