Bees, Wasps & Ants
A selection of species found in Redmire
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Bees, wasps and ants belong to an order of insects called the Hymenoptera. They include all social insects found in the UK, but many are not social. Females possess a structure that either functions as an ovipositor (egg laying structure), or it may be modified as a sting. Some Hymenoptera have parasitic larvae, feeding within other insects or plants, causing plant galls. Oak apples are a familiar example.
