Insect - Australian Ants,Bees,Sawflies

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Ants, Bees, Sawflies
Ants
Banded Sugar Ant (Camponotus consobrinus) 2 images			The Banded Sugar Ant is orange-brown with a black head. The rear of the abdomen is black with two dull bands. They have strong mandibles and can give a painful bite. Read more >
Black Ant (Ochetellus glaber ) 2 images			Black Ants are small and black (no surprises there). The males have wings. Females have wings until after mating, when she becomes the reproductive queen ant. Worker ants are sterile and their role is to maintain the nest, gather food and feed the... Read more >
Dome-backed Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis australis) 2 images			The Dome-backed Spiny Ant is a medium-sized ant. It is shiny black with humped back. They have spines on their thorax. Read more >
Golden-tailed Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis ammon) 2 images			Golden-tailed Spiny Ants have a metallic sheen and the body is covered in golden hairs. They have spines on their thorax which may be used in defense against predators. Many Golden-spined Ants stay in their nest during wet or extremely hot periods. Read more >
Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis sp.1) 2 images			The body of this Spiny Ant is silver and black - species unknown. Read more >
Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis sp.2) 3 images			Winged stage of Spiny Ant - could be a Golden-tailed Spiny Ant. Read more >
Green-head Ant (Rhytidoponera metallica) 2 images			Green-head Ants are dark coloured with a metallic sheen that varies from blue-green to purple-green. They are common in urban areas and colonise disturbed areas quickly. Although they are not aggressive, they will sting if you disturb their nest.... Read more >
Bees
Blue-banded Bee (Amegilla pulchra) 1 image			The Blue-banded Bee has a golden brown head, and the abdomen is striped black and pale blue. Males rest overnight clinging to plant stems. Read more >
Teddy Bear Bee (Amegilla cingulata) 1 image			The Teddy Bear Bee is golden brown with dark brown bands on abdomen. It is a stocky furry looking bee closely related to the Blue-banded Bee. Teddy Bear Bees are solitary bees, although a few females may nest close together. Read more >
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) 3 images			Honey Bees are introduced insects. They are dark brown with yellow bands on the abdomen. Their legs are hairy and the eyes also have hairs on them. These social insects live in large colonies. Read more >
Sugar-bag Bee (Trigona sp) 1 image			Sugar-bag Bees are small black bees with silvery white on the underside. They collect nectar and pollen on their hind legs. Thy do not sting, hence their other common name of Stingless Bee. Read more >
Leafcutter Bees and Resin Bees
Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp) 1 image			Leafcutter Bees are mainly black with white hairs. They cut oval pieces of leaves and put them in a crack or hole to make their nest. The cells in the nest are made of overlapping pieces of leaf capped with circular pieces. Cells are built in a row... Read more >
Sawflies
Sawfly (Pergidae family ) 2 images			Sawfly larvae feed on leaves in groups. Read more >
Sawfly (Pterygophorus insignis) 1 image			Sawflies are related to wasps. I'm not sure what the adult of this one looks like. Read more >

Ants, Bees, Sawflies