Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies

Ants, Bees, and Wasps - Order Hymenoptera
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    A leaf-cutter ant (Atta sp.) uses her razor-sharp mandibles to cut through a leaf in Panama. A recent study has shown that as leaf-cutter workers age and their mandibles dull, they gradually switch to leaf-carrying tasks to maximize their usefulness to the colony.
    Orchid bee, Euglossa sp., from Panama.
    This lovely ant from Panama (Ectatomma sp.) has a unique gnarled appearance, as if carved from wood.