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Story: Wasps and bees

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand’s wasps and bees

  3. Parasitic wasps

  4. Stinging wasps

  5. Native bees

  6. Introduced bees

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - New Zealand’s wasps and bees

Features of wasps and bees

Features of wasps and bees

Museum specimens

Museum specimens

Sirex wasp laying eggs

Sirex wasp laying eggs

From page 2 - Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Egg parasite

Egg parasite (1st of 4)

Larva parasite

Larva parasite (2nd of 4)

Caterpillar with wasp larvae

Caterpillar with wasp larvae (3rd of 4)

Wasp larvae emerging from caterpillar

Wasp larvae emerging from caterpillar (4th of 4)

Certonotus fractinervis female

Certonotus fractinervis female

Maaminga marrisi

Maaminga marrisi

From page 3 - Stinging wasps

Hunting wasp with prey

Hunting wasp with prey

Mason wasp nest

Mason wasp nest

German wasp and common wasp

German wasp and common wasp

Wasp warning

Wasp warning

Australian paper wasp nest

Australian paper wasp nest (1st of 2)

German wasp nest

German wasp nest (2nd of 2)

From page 4 - Native bees

Pollinating mistletoe

Pollinating mistletoe

Bees’ nest holes

Bees’ nest holes

Lasioglossum bee on a daisy

Lasioglossum bee on a daisy

From page 5 - Introduced bees

Honeybees

Honeybees (1st of 3)

Wild honeybees inside a hive

Wild honeybees inside a hive (2nd of 3)

Bee products

Bee products (3rd of 3)

Swarm of honeybees

Swarm of honeybees

Distribution of bumblebees

Distribution of bumblebees

Bumblebee nest

Bumblebee nest

How to cite this page:

John Early, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wasps-and-bees/media (accessed 28 June 2022)

Story by John Early, published 24 Sep 2007

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