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Insect Order Hymenoptera - ants, bees, wasps, sawflies
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Two pairs of membranous wings, venation often much reduced;
the hind wings are smaller and connected to fore wings by a row of
hooklets; the mouthparts are primarily of biting type but often adapted for sucking fluids;
the abdomen usually
constricted at the base (except sawflies) with first segment fused to
metathorax; ovipositor always present and modified for sawing, piercing or
stinging; larvae usually legless with distinct head.
The Hymenoptera are divided into two
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Symphyta
(mainly sawflies and horntails) |
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Sawfly |
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Apocrita
(wasps, ants,
bees, and most parasitic forms) |
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Bee |
Wasp |
Ant |
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