A collection of ant, bee, and wasp photographs from the archive.
Carpenter Bee
Blue-winged giant bee
Latin: Xylocopa latipes
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2026
Place: Ella
Large carpenter bee with iridescent blue wings resting on wooden surface.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Bumblebee on lavender
Latin: Bombus terrestris
Country: Czech Republic
Date: 2025
Place: Hurka, Tabor
Bumblebee feeding among lavender flowers.
Honey Bee
Bee feeding on lavender
Latin: Apis mellifera
Country: Czech Republic
Date: 2025
Place: Hurka, Tabor
Honey bee collecting nectar from lavender flowers.
Mason Wasp
Eumeninae sp.
Latin: Eumeninae sp.
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2026
Place: Ella
A solitary mason wasp feeding from a pink zinnia flower. Unlike social paper wasps, mason wasps live alone and build small mud nests where they provision their larvae with caterpillars and other insects. They are important natural predators and valuable pollinators.
Ant Carrying Food
Formicidae
Latin: Formicidae
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2026
Place: Ella
A small ant carrying food across a weathered wooden surface. Ants are among the most successful insects on Earth, living in highly organized colonies where workers cooperate to gather food, defend the nest, and care for their young.
