adjective

(of an insect) having a sting.

Almost all adult aculeate wasps and bees drink nectar for their own nourishment and are therefore flower visitors and worthy of consideration as potential pollinators.

noun

A stinging insect of a group that includes the bees, wasps, and ants.

Larval kleptoparasites of solitary aculeates are also found in the Bombyliidae and Chloropidae.