Story: Wasps and bees All images & media From page 1 – New Zealand’s wasps and bees Features of wasps and bees Museum specimens Sirex wasp laying eggs From page 2 – Parasitic wasps Parasitic wasps Egg parasite (1st of 4) Caterpillar with wasp larvae (2nd of 4) Larva parasite (3rd of 4) Wasp larvae emerging from caterpillar (4th of 4) Certonotus fractinervis female Maaminga marrisi From page 3 – Stinging wasps Hunting wasp with prey Mason wasp nest German wasp and common wasp Wasp warning Australian paper wasp nest (1st of 2) German wasp nest (2nd of 2) From page 4 – Native bees Pollinating mistletoe Bees’ nest holes Lasioglossum bee on a daisy From page 5 – Introduced bees Honeybees (1st of 3) Wild honeybees inside a hive (2nd of 3) Bee products (3rd of 3) Swarm of honeybees Distribution of bumblebees Bumblebee nest