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From left to right: A yellowjacket, a European paperwasp, a honey bee, and a bumble bee queen. Viewed: 9825 times. |
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| Someone left a broken frame out in Sept and bees and wasps are robbing honey from the comb. Amazingly there is some aggression, but not much between the wasps and bees, probably because this comb was outside a hive and it is fair game for both groups. Sept 11, 2002 (!).* Viewed: 4600 times. |
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| A solitary bee (most probably in the family Megachilidae) foraging on an aster. Zach's home garden, Michigan, USA. Viewed: 3534 times. |
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| A yellowjacket (Vespa spp, Vespidae) foraging on mountain mint.* Viewed: 4394 times. |
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| A yellowjacket (Vespula spp) stealing honey from honey cells. Yellowjackets nest underground and can be very agressive. Most people stung be 'bees' around picnic tables are actually stung by them. Michigan, USA.* Viewed: 4389 times. |
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| A yellowjacket (Vespula spp) stealing juice from an apple I was eating. Yellowjackets nest underground and can be very agressive. Most people stung by 'bees' around picnic tables are actually stung by them. Michigan, USA. Oct 2002. Viewed: 3892 times. |
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| A sweat bee (Halictidae, Agapostemon spp) foraging. Outside Butterfly House, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Nov. 2002 Viewed: 3671 times. |
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| A sweat bee (Halictidae, Agapostemon spp) foraging. Outside Butterfly House, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Nov. 2002 Viewed: 2952 times. |
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| A sweat bee (Halictidae, Agapostemon spp) foraging. Outside Butterfly House, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Nov. 2002 Viewed: 2830 times. |
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| A cuckoo wasp (Chrysura spp) foraging on mountain mint flowers. Zach's home garden, Michigan, USA. Viewed: 4072 times. |
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