Ants, Bees, and Wasps
This is a huge order of insects (Hymenoptra) characterized by a distinctive “waist”, large mandibles for chewing, four wings (except in many ants), and a full metamorphosis (egg, larva, adult).
Ants
Bees
This small bee is dazzlingly beautiful and is a frequent visitor in our gardens.
This is our most common bumble bee in NH. It has a bright yellow thorax and a black fuzzy abdomen.
Carpenter bees look like bumble bees, but they’re a bit larger and have shiny black abdomens.
Honey bees are common medium-sized bees with distinctive orange and black banded abdomens.
Wasps
Northern paper wasps are perhaps our most recognizable wasp. The can be quite aggressive is disturbed.