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From left to right: A yellowjacket, a European paperwasp, a honey bee, and a bumble bee queen. Viewed: 11189 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: 4932 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: 3820 times. |
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| A yellowjacket (Vespa spp, Vespidae) foraging on mountain mint.* Viewed: 4765 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: 4715 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: 4187 times. |
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| A sweat bee (Halictidae, Agapostemon spp) foraging. Outside Butterfly House, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Nov. 2002 Viewed: 3969 times. |
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| A sweat bee (Halictidae, Agapostemon spp) foraging. Outside Butterfly House, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Nov. 2002 Viewed: 3205 times. |
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| A sweat bee (Halictidae, Agapostemon spp) foraging. Outside Butterfly House, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Nov. 2002 Viewed: 3071 times. |
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| A cuckoo wasp (Chrysura spp) foraging on mountain mint flowers. Zach's home garden, Michigan, USA. Viewed: 4358 times. |
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