are bees and wasps in the same family?
Bees vs Wasps: A Case of Mistaken Identity. ... Bees and wasps are in fact very closely related to one another, alongside the ants (known as the Super-Families Apoidea, Vespoidea and Formicoidea, respectively) in the Insect Order of the Hymenoptera, referring to their two pairs of 'membranous wings'.