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Kōrero: Wasps and bees

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand’s wasps and bees

  3. Parasitic wasps

  4. Stinging wasps

  5. Native bees

  6. Introduced bees

  7. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - New Zealand’s wasps and bees

Features of wasps and bees

Features of wasps and bees

Museum specimens

Museum specimens

Sirex wasp laying eggs

Sirex wasp laying eggs

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Egg parasite

Egg parasite (1 o 4)

Larva parasite

Larva parasite (2 o 4)

Caterpillar with wasp larvae

Caterpillar with wasp larvae (3 o 4)

Wasp larvae emerging from caterpillar

Wasp larvae emerging from caterpillar (4 o 4)

Certonotus fractinervis female

Certonotus fractinervis female

Maaminga marrisi

Maaminga marrisi

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Stinging wasps

Hunting wasp with prey

Hunting wasp with prey

Mason wasp nest

Mason wasp nest

German wasp and common wasp

German wasp and common wasp

Wasp warning

Wasp warning

Australian paper wasp nest

Australian paper wasp nest (1 o 2)

German wasp nest

German wasp nest (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Native bees

Pollinating mistletoe

Pollinating mistletoe

Bees’ nest holes

Bees’ nest holes

Lasioglossum bee on a daisy

Lasioglossum bee on a daisy

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Introduced bees

Honeybees

Honeybees (1 o 3)

Wild honeybees inside a hive

Wild honeybees inside a hive (2 o 3)

Bee products

Bee products (3 o 3)

Swarm of honeybees

Swarm of honeybees

Distribution of bumblebees

Distribution of bumblebees

Bumblebee nest

Bumblebee nest

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

John Early, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/wasps-and-bees/media (accessed 16 May 2022)

He kōrero nā John Early, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007

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