Stinging Insects Archives

Cicada Killer Wasps

Cicada killers are large predatory wasps that hunt cicada in order to paralyze them to be placed in chambers as...

Adult bumble bees are large at roughly ¾ inch in length. They have black with yellow or orange colored hair...

There are 4 species of paper wasps that inhabit Colorado. As recently as the turn of the millennium, European paper...

Colorado is home to two species of harvester ants, the western harvester and the rough harvester. Their mounds are broad...

Often mistaken for bumble bees based on their size, coloring and appearance, Carpenter Bees are classified as a wood destroying...