Hymenoptera - buy dead Ants, Bees, Sawflies and Wasp

Honey Bee; Apis mellifera

These Little Black Ants were collected in South Dakota by one of our registered collectors. They are most common east of the Rockies.

The Mining Bee is a smaller bee found in early spring to summer throughout the united states. The Mining Bee frequents flowers in the spring and can be readily collected with a sweep-net.

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The Tricolored Bumble Bee is widespread in the United States. As with most of the Bombus Genes, these bees are a decent size and great for your school insect collection or 4-H Bug Collection. The method of collection is usually a sweep-net or just an insect killing jar.

The Western Harvester Ant is a larger ant at about 6mm which makes it a good dead insect specimen for your school insect collection. The Western Harvester Ant or Pogonomyrmex rugosus is common deserts and arid grasslands of the American West.