They aren't carnivores. They are called carpenters because they burrow into
wood. Others are called miners because they dig holes. The insecticide would
have done it a power of no good, though.
> On 22 September 2021 at 19:35 Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks folks, I think it might be a carpenter bee. That kind of makes sense
> because I was spraying for carpenter ants in a shed I was repairing and it
> didn’t look well. It might well also been using my shed as a buffet.
>
>
> > On Sep 21, 2021, at 11:50 PM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> > Four wings so definitely not a fly, which are of the order Diptera. From
> > Greek di for two and pteron for wing.
> >
> >> On 22 September 2021 at 07:26 Toine <to...@repiuk.nl> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> The eyes suggest it's a bee. I had to look it up, in europe black
> >> bee's (Apis mellifera mellifera) are a possible alternative for honey
> >> bee's.
> >>
> >> On Wed, 22 Sept 2021 at 00:11, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I saw this critter crawling around on the steps in front of my house and
> >>> got a few photos. I think that it is some sort of bee, but it almost
> >>> looks like a really big fly. Does anyone know what it is?
> >>>
> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157719880913748
> >>>
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