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Hymenoptera |
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Hymenoptera [‚hī·mə′näp·trə] (invertebrate zoology) A large order of insects including ants, wasps, bees, sawflies, and related forms; head, thorax and abdomen are clearly differentiated; wings, when present, and legs are attached to the thorax. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Do the very numerous spiders and rapacious Hymenoptera supply the place of the carnivorous beetles? , Volume III, AUS to BIS, you will find that bees are a 'large and natural family of the zoological order Hymenoptera, characterized by the plumose form of many of their hairs, by the large size of the basal segment of the foot . |
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