Vast expanses of boggy tundra, coastal marshes, swampy valleys, and upland bogs are well-noted mosquito breeding sites in Alaska. Twenty-eight species of mosquitoes occur in Alaska and all but two are believed to bite humans. Ladybugs have wings hidden under their hard orange backs. Ants are usually grouped together with bees and wasps in a group called the Hymenoptera. There are about 189,711 known species of Hymenoptera, with more to be discovered.
Velvet ants are really wasps, and have just about the most painful sting around.
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