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Bees & Wasps

Two pairs of wings and, in females, a stinger at the tip of the abdomen. 10 bees & wasps in our field guide.

Honey BeeApis mellifera12–15 mmCan bite or sting Bumble BeeBombus spp.10–25 mmCan bite or sting Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginica18–25 mmNuisance YellowjacketVespula maculifrons10–16 mmHealth risk Bald-Faced HornetDolichovespula maculata15–20 mmHealth risk European HornetVespa crabro25–35 mmHealth risk Paper WaspPolistes spp.16–25 mmCan bite or sting Mud DauberSceliphron caementarium25–28 mmHarmless Cicada KillerSphecius speciosus30–50 mmNuisance Velvet AntDasymutilla occidentalis15–25 mmCan bite or sting

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