They don't eat the wood, either. Unlike wasps, which chew wood to a pulp
before making nests of, essentially, paper, carpenter bees tunnel into wood and
discard the cuttings/shavings.
> On 22 September 2021 at 19:57 Larry Colen wrote:
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> > On Sep 22, 2021, at 11:55 AM, mike wilson
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 wrote:
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> Thanks folks, I think it might be a
> On Sep 22, 2021, at 11:55 AM, mike wilson wrote:
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> 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.
Exactly. I have found a couple of
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 wrote:
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> Four wings so
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 wrote:
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> 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
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 wrote:
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> I saw this critter crawling around on the steps in front of my house and got
> a few photos. I
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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Not sure of the taxonomy on this one - good sized fly that I found in
throes on my sidewalk.
Mark
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Impressive detail! (As we've come to expect)
Cheers,
frank
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http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/bee-mimicking-fly
Not sure of the taxonomy on this one - good sized fly that I found in
throes on my sidewalk.
Mark
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On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
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Not sure of the taxonomy on this one - good sized fly
Nice Mark !
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Subject: PESO - Bee Mimicking Fly
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Impressive detail! (As we've come to expect)
Cheers,
frank
On 13 June, 2015 12:05:53 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
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Not sure of the taxonomy on this one - good sized fly that I found in
throes on my sidewalk
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