hymenopterans
ABOUT INSECTS
Insects are an extremely diverse group of arthropods found throughout Australia and in every continent except Antartica. They are characterised by having a 3-Segmented body made up of the Head, Thorax, and Abdomen. From the thorax elso extrudes 6 segmented legs and from the head, antennae which are commonly used to survey the surrounding area.
Due to the diversity of Insects as a whole, I will break down this category into "sub-catgories" to make your search easier.
Below you will find a comprehensive list of Insects I have observed in the wild around Whyalla and the surrounding regions.
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Green-Headed Ant
Rhytidoponera metallica
European Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Australian Hornet
Abispa ephippium
Bull Ant
Myrmecia varians
Southern Meat Ant
Iridiomyrmex purpures
(no common name)
Calomyrmex purpures
Resin Bee
Megachile ferox
Two-Spot Blue Hairy Flower Wasp
Laeviscolla frontalis
White-spotted Ichneumonid Wasp
Echthromorpha intricatoria
Golden-Tailed Bull Ant
Myrmecia pilventris
Black House Ant
Ochetellus glaber
Blue-Banded Bee
Amegilla cingulata
[CURRENTLY UNIDENNTIFIED BEE]
???
Golden-Browed Resin Bee
Megachile aurifrons
Yellow Crazy Ant
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Blue Meat Ant
Iridomyrmex lividus
Hairy Flower Wasp
Radumeris tasmaniensis
Banded Sugar Ant
Camponotus consobrinus
Bull Ant
Myrmecia fuscipes
Chequered Cuckoo Bee
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
