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Insects

Insecta

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smaller yellow ant, Acanthomyops claviger

smaller yellow ant, Acanthomyops claviger

honey bee, Apis mellifera

aerial yellowjacket, Dolichovespula arenaria

baldfaced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata

eastern tent caterpillars, Malacosoma americanum

Formica

ants, Formicidae

ants, Formicidae

hornets, hornets and yellowjackets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and yellowjackets, Vespidae

hornets, hornets and yellowjackets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and yellowjackets, Vespidae

hornets, hornets and yellowjackets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and yellowjackets, Vespidae

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