Hymenoptera - buy dead Ants, Bees, Sawflies and Wasp

The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors to Iowa State University, Department of Entomology's BugGuide.net wabsite forum . Range and date information may be incomplete, over-inclusive, or just plain wrong.BugGuide sighting in the following states:AlabamaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew...

Bombus sp. Click the Camera icon to view the BugGuide information on this specimen as well as several photo examples.

Honey Bee; Apis mellifera

Honey Bee; Apis mellifera

These Little Black Ants were collected in South Dakota by one of our registered collectors. They are most common east of the Rockies.

The Mining Bee is a smaller bee found in early spring to summer throughout the united states. The Mining Bee frequents flowers in the spring and can be readily collected with a sweep-net.

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The Western Harvester Ant is a larger ant at about 6mm which makes it a good dead insect specimen for your school insect collection. The Western Harvester Ant or Pogonomyrmex rugosus is common deserts and arid grasslands of the American West.