Pernis is a genus of birds in the raptor subfamily Perninae. Its members are commonly known as honey buzzards. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek pernes περνης, a term used by Aristotle for a bird of prey.
Pernis (bird)
Image: Wespenbussard European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus, crop
Image: Oriental Honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) Male at Kolkata I IMG 7451
Image: Philippine Honey Buzzard, Mindanao, Philippines
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. The wasps do not constitute a clade, a complete natural group with a single ancestor, as bees and ants are deeply nested within the wasps, having evolved from wasp ancestors. Wasps that are members of the clade Aculeata can sting their prey.
Wasp
Polistes sp., India
Megascolia procer, a giant solitary species from Java in the Scoliidae. This specimen's length is 77 mm (3.0 in) and its wingspan is 115 mm (4.5 in).
Megarhyssa macrurus, a parasitoid. The body of a female is 50 mm (2.0 in) long, with a c. 100 mm (3.9 in) ovipositor
