Photography Color Challenge Yellow Wednesday 23 May 2018
This is a carpenter bee; they are a similar size compared to a bumble bee but carpenter bees have a bare, shiny black abdomen and bumble bees have a hairy abdomen.
Hmmm, I assumed that the carpenter bees were more dangerous because they looked scarier. Actually, the male carpenter bees don't even have a stinger and the females will only sting if seriously provoked.
But I realize, after thinking about it, that it is these bees, the carpenter bees, that have been making homes by chewing through the undersides of the swing set and picnic table over the years to make little homes for themselves.
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