Hymenoptera
Bees and wasps
The order of insects comprising bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies—a vast group with over 150,000 known species.
Hymenoptera are distinguished by their membranous wings and often by complex social structures: honeybee hives, ant colonies, wasp nests.
Many species are crucial pollinators or predators of pest insects.
Hymenoptera play essential roles in agricultural ecosystems.
Stinging nectar gatherer
- waspNarrow-bodied stinging insect
- antSmall colonial insect
- sawflyPlant-boring wasp cousin
- yellowjacketStinging insect with bands
bumblebee · carpenter bee · paper wasp · velvet ant · parasitoid · horntail · entomology · arthropod
Most powerful chess piece
- workerPerson who toils
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- hiveBee dwelling structure
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
swarm · brood · caste · superorganism · division of labor · pheromones · altruism · cooperation
External skeletal structure
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- mandibleLower facial bone
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
ovipositor · stinger · compound eye · wing · leg · chitin · flagellum · pedicel
Floral sugar water
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- flowerPlant's reproductive organ
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
foraging · cross-pollination · angiosperm · stamen · anther · pistil · flora · ecosystem
Injected animal poison
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- painBodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
allergy · epinephrine · antihistamine · inflammation · urticaria · hives · toxin · defense
bee
Stinging nectar gatherer
yellowjacket · bumblebee · carpenter bee · paper wasp · velvet ant · parasitoid · horntail · entomology · arthropod · honeybee
queen
Most powerful chess piece
nest · swarm · brood · caste · superorganism · division of labor · pheromones · altruism · cooperation · foraging
exoskeleton
External skeletal structure
antenna · ovipositor · stinger · compound eye · wing · leg · chitin · flagellum · pedicel · scape
nectar
Floral sugar water
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- flowerPlant's reproductive organ
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
blossom · foraging · cross-pollination · angiosperm · stamen · anther · pistil · flora · ecosystem · mutualism
venom
Injected animal poison
anaphylaxis · allergy · epinephrine · antihistamine · inflammation · urticaria · hives · toxin · defense · aggression
winged
Having flight appendages
aerial · airborne · flapping · swarming · dispersal · migration · orientation · homing · navigation · hyaline
- Venom Allergiesbee sting allergy, wasp allergy, insect venom, venom, anaphylaxis
- insect taxonomyLepidoptera, Hemiptera, genus, species, subfamily
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- taxakingdom, species, subspecies, phylum, Rodentia
- Holometabolylarva, pupa, imago, egg, adult
Hymenopterabeetles
Hard-winged insects
flies · Lepidoptera · Hemiptera · butterflies · moths