Explore: Pollen Wasps

the wasps, having evolved from wasp ancestors. Wasps that are members of the clade Aculeata can sting their prey. The most commonly known wasps, such

Fig wasps are wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea which spend their larval stage inside fig syconia. Some are pollinators but others simply feed off

Pollen wasps, the Masarinae, are unusual wasps that are typically treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but have in the past sometimes been recognized as

of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as Polistes fuscatus, Vespa orientalis, and Vespula germanica) and many solitary wasps. Each

Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species

by other wasps, hyperparasitoids. Most species of gall wasps live as gall-formers on oaks. One of the best-known is the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii)

Michael S. (2019-11-07). "Direct evidence for eudicot pollen-feeding in a Cretaceous stinging wasp (Angiospermae; Hymenoptera, Aculeata) preserved in Burmese

Vespidae (paper wasps, potter wasps, hornets, pollen wasps, yellowjackets) Proctotrupomorpha Superfamily Chalcidoidea Family Agaonidae (fig wasps) Family Aphelinidae

a cosmopolitan family of wasps of the suborder Apocrita that includes sand wasps, mud daubers, and other thread-waisted wasps. The name Sphecidae was formerly

it is not the source of the name. Though they are not wasps, they are sometimes called wood wasps as the appearance of some species resembles one due to