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Fruit Fly
Drosophila melanogaster
Order: Diptera
Drosophila simulans
Order: Diptera
Drosophila virilis
Order: Diptera
Drosophila mojavensis
Order: Diptera
Drosophila ananassae
Order: Diptera
American Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana
Order: Orthoptera
Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Order: Hymenoptera
The European honey bee is a eusocial insect that employs age-dependent division of labor in single-queen colonies. In addition to its utility to the agricultural economy as a pollinator, the honey bee is a fascinating model organism for the study of the molecular and neurophysiological basis of social behaviors.
Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
Order: Hymenoptera