Ordinal Characteristics: (1) chewing mouthparts but the bees also suck nectar (2) complete metamorphosis (3) adults have two pairs of membranous wings or none HYMENOPTERA Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name .. Family/Group common name  Carpenter ant Scientific family name  Formicidae Food  Insects, sweets, plant sap Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name  Red harvester ant Family/Group common name .. Scientific family name  Formicidae Food  Seeds Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name .. Family/Group common name  Velvet ant Scientific family name  Mutillidae Food  Parasites of insects Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name  Cicada killer Family/Group common name .. Scientific family name .. Food  Insects Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name .. Family/Group common name  Paper wasp Scientific family name .. Food  Insects/nectar Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name .. Family/Group common name  Mud dauber Scientific family name .. Food  Spiders/nectar Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name .. Family/Group common name  Blue mud dauber Scientific family name .. Food  Spiders/nectar Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name .. Family/Group common name  Ichneumon wasp Scientific family name .. Food  Parasites of insects Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name  Honey bee Family/Group common name .. Scientific family name  Apidae Food  Nectar/pollen Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name .. Family/Group common name  Bumble bee Scientific family name  Apidae Food  Nectar/pollen Bees, ants, wasps

HYMENOPTERA Species common name  Carpenter bee Family/Group common name .. Scientific family name  Apidae Food  Nectar/pollen Bees, ants, wasps