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What

California Gall Wasp (Andricus quercuscalifornicus)

Observer

kueda

Date

May 25, 2013 02:08 PM PDT

Place

Ingalls Creek, Healdsburg, California, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Tetramorium caespitum

Observer

loarie

Date

May 24, 2013 04:26 PM EDT

Place

2200 P St NW, Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Tarantula Hawks Genus Pepsis

Observer

msr

Date

May 25, 2013

Place

Tempe, Arizona (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Bombus fervidus

Observer

rjm2

Date

May 25, 2013

Place

akron ohio (Google, OSM)

Description

First fervidus i've seen this year, couldn't get a photo. In home garden on penstemon cultivar (which just started flowering). Probably a queen, but kinda small for that.

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What

Dolichovespula arenaria

Observer

kschnei

Date

May 25, 2013

Place

China Camp State Park, San Rafael, California, United States (Google, OSM)

Description

Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria), China Camp State Park, Marin County, California - 25 May 2013. Thanks to "Vespula vulgaris" from Bug Guide for the ID.

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What

honey bees

Observer

tiwane

Date

May 25, 2013

Place

Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, California (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Genus Ammophila

Observer

vfazio

Date

May 24, 2013

Place

West cache Creek, Compartment N1 - Fort Sill M.R., Comanche Co., OK (Google, OSM)

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What

Honey Bee Apis mellifera

Observer

rsmart

Date

May 25, 2013 12:29 PM PDT

Place

Westfield Century City, Los Angeles, California, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Saw this honey bee on a Louis Vuitton window ad at the Westfield Mall in Century City.

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What

Carpenter Bees Genus Xylocopa

Observer

nhmordenana

Date

May 24, 2013 03:21 PM PDT

Place

2209 Whitney Dr, Alhambra, California, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Carpenter Bees Genus Xylocopa

Observer

seakay

Date

Jul 18, 2011

Place

Battery Park, New York City, NY (Google, OSM)

Description

Flower posted separately.

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What

Great Golden Digger (Sphex ichneumoneus)

Observer

seakay

Date

Jul 18, 2011

Place

Battery Park, New York City, NY (Google, OSM)

Description

Great Golden Digger Wasp.

Flower posted separately.

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What

Honeybee

Observer

seakay

Date

Jul 18, 2011

Place

Battery Park, New York City, NY (Google, OSM)

Description

Flowers posted separately.

Photos

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What

Genus Polistes

Observer

wabbytwax

Date

May 22, 2013

Place

Bombay Hook, Delaware (Google, OSM)

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What

Family Braconidae

Observer

microm

Date

May 24, 2013

Place

Crestridge Ecological Reserve, El Cajon, CA (Google, OSM)

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What

Pogonomyrmex californicus

Observer

microm

Date

May 24, 2013

Place

Crestridge Ecological Reserve, El Cajon, CA (Google, OSM)

Description

I will post a few pictures to show the hard work of those critters.

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What

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

microm

Date

May 24, 2013

Place

Crestridge Ecological Reserve, El Cajon, CA (Google, OSM)

Description

Very busy on California Buckwheat, right now.

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What

Sweat Bees Family Halictidae

Observer

robberfly

Date

May 24, 2013 10:44 AM PDT

Place

Fort Mason, San Francisco, California, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Inside a Morning Glory...

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What

Eastern Carpenter Bee Xylocopa virginica

Observer

stem67bioblast2013

Date

May 24, 2013 12:00 PM EDT

Place

19856 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, Maryland, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Carpenter Ant Camponotus floridanus

Observer

ar25799

Date

May 24, 2013 08:55 AM CDT

Place

401–499 Wolf Ranch Rd, Austin, Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Thousands of them on one hill. Orange in color.

Photos

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What

Bees and Allies Superfamily Apoidea

Observer

james3

Date

May 23, 2013

Place

Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, Santa Clara Co., CA (Google, OSM)

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What

black carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Observer

scmadu

Date

May 23, 2013 02:00 AM EDT

Place

Mirror Lake, University of Connecticut, CT (Google, OSM)

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What

Apis mellifera

Observer

gatomercado

Date

May 20, 2013 09:16 AM PDT

Place

Eaton Canyon Park, Pasadena, California, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Sand Wasps Genus Bembix

Observer

robberfly

Date

May 23, 2013 03:12 PM PDT

Place

Moris Point Rd, Pacifica, California, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Paper Wasps Family Vespidae

Observer

robberfly

Date

May 23, 2013 01:30 PM PDT

Place

Roosevelt Blvd, Half Moon Bay, California, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Looks like a baby yellow jacket

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What

Yellow-faced Bumblebee Bombus vosnesenskii

Observer

robberfly

Date

May 23, 2013 09:17 AM PDT

Place

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Honey Bee Apis mellifera

Observer

jamieemerson

Date

May 7, 2013

Place

Discovery Park (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Honey Bee Apis mellifera

Observer

jamieemerson

Date

May 7, 2013

Place

Discovery Park (Google, OSM)

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What

Ants Family Formicidae

Observer

susanelliott

Date

May 23, 2013

Place

Bomoseen State Park - Glen Lake Block (Google, OSM)

Description

in leaf litter in damp woods

Photos

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What

Yellow-faced Bumblebee Bombus vosnesenskii

Observer

finatic

Date

May 19, 2013 09:25 AM PDT

Place

Hot Springs Mountain (Google,