User:Alandmanson/draft article on External morphology of Hymenoptera

Hymenoptera (wasps, bees and ants) are insects with an complete metamorphosis (holometabolous). The larva hatches from an egg, and develops into an inactive pupa; after further development, the adult emerges.

Adult

Wasp anatomy

Wasp anatomy

The adult has a large head, well-developed, compound eyes, six legs, and an elongated abdomen. Most hymenoptera have two pairs of wings.

Many Hymenoptera are very small insects, but lengths range from 0.21 mm (the smallest fairyflies Mymaridae) to about 70 mm (Pelecinus, a proctotrupoid wasp; Pepsis pulszkyi a spider wasp).