Pictures of bees and wasps [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Neon blue and green wasp Wasps Wasp Neon blue and green wasp Wasp colonized by parasitic fungus Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips (Brazil) Greenish bee Large black honey bee preparing to land on a morning glory flower (Indonesia) Wasp Wasps' nest Honeycomb Wasp Neon blue and green wasp Giant wasp holding a beetle in its jaws Wasp eating a caterpillar Wasp dragging a giant spider Wasp with a false face on its back (Brazil) Multicolored wasp Wasp Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips (Brazil) Neon blue and green wasp Wasp (Suriname) Wasp Wasps (Indonesia) Giant black carpenter bee - Xylocopa sp Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Wasp eating a caterpillar Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips (Brazil) Wasp Wasp Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips (Brazil) Red-eyed wasp Wasp dragging a giant spider Wasp Forest wasp Bumble bee flying toward a yellow flower in the Amazon Red insect eating a black wasp Wasp Sweat bee nest Green wasp Neon blue and green wasp Wasp Giant purple wasp Wasp (Suriname) Wasp Spotted wasp Giant black and blue wasp Sweat bees emerging from a hive Black wasp (Costa Rica) Yellow wasp Sweat bees emerging from a hive Wasp Giant wasp holding a beetle in its mouth Giant black carpenter bee - Xylocopa sp Wasp nest in an Acacia tree Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Wasp eating a caterpillar Red-eyed wasp Bumble bee flying toward a yellow flower in the Amazon Geometric wasp nest Wasp eating a caterpillar Giant black bumblebee (Indonesia) Sweat bees emerging from a hive Sweat bees emerging from a hive Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Sweat bees emerging from a hive Wasps (Indonesia) Neon blue and green wasp Black wasp (Suriname) Wasp Black wasp (Suriname) Giant wasp eating an insect Sweat bees emerging from a hive Sweat bees emerging from a hive Wasp Black-blue wasp (Brazil) Orange wasp Wasps' nest Neon blue and green wasp Orange wasp Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Large black bumblebee preparing to land on a morning glory flower (Indonesia) Neon blue and green wasp bees and wasps: Page 1 | Page 2