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Saturday, 18 July 2026

Global Animal Guide

Order Hymenoptera

Animals in the order Hymenoptera on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 9 species in this order — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.

Leafcutter ant workers carrying green leaf discs in a trail across rainforest floor

Insect

Leafcutter Ant

Ant farmers that cut leaves to grow fungus

Army ant swarm of Eciton workers cascading over leaf litter in a rainforest raid

Insect

Army Ant

Nomadic swarm-raiding ants of the Neotropics

Honey bee covered in pollen landing on a bright yellow flower

Insect

Honey Bee

The pollinator that powers much of the food we eat

Close-up of a black ant standing on soil

Insect

Ant

The tireless team-working insect

Eastern carpenter bee hovering at azalea blossom with shiny black abdomen and yellow thorax fuzz

Insect

Carpenter Bee

Wood-boring giant bee of eastern gardens

Fuzzy black and yellow bumblebee gathering pollen on a purple flower

Insect

Bumblebee

The fuzzy, hard-working pollinator of meadows and gardens

Yellow and black common wasp resting on a wooden surface

Insect

Wasp

The yellow-and-black predator and scavenger of summer

Large Asian giant hornet with orange head and striped body on a wooden surface

Insect

Asian Giant Hornet

The world's largest hornet

Close-up of a yellowjacket wasp with bold yellow and black stripes on a leaf

Insect

Yellowjacket

The bold black-and-yellow social wasp