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it looks like a bee of sorts because it's a little fluffy but usually the honey bees here are much larger. I think it may have gotten messed up a little because it's not flying at all, just chillin
Definitely not a carpenter bee. Its a solitary bee of some kind though. Carpenter bees resemble bumblebees a bit
The subfamily Carpenter bees contains four tribes; one tribe contains only one genus genus Xylocopa, (large carpenter bees) which is the one we all know; but there is also tribe Ceratinini (known as “small carpenter bees”) (I find it difficult to distinguish them from sweat bees but I suck at bees). There are two more tribes, and I’ve never seen any of those. I have a lot of small carpenters in my backyard though and they are very small. Hard to believe they are so closely related to Xylocopa.
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I don’t get it!? Have I done something wrong? If I have I apologize
Nah it means I like it lol
I think it's a male because it's smaller and lacks a stinger.
Nah this is a different species. You cant see if it has a stinger as most bees and wasps carry the stabby bit inside their abdomens
Ah think I found it
https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/leafcutting_bees.htm
Leafcutter bee
This is not a Megachile, and I don’t think it it is in the Megachilid family at all. I would bet in Andrenid but I find bees tough. Anyway, it’s not the one you selected, sorry!
Hmmm, than I don't know
The subfamily Carpenter bees contains four tribes; one tribe contains only one genus genus Xylocopa, (large carpenter bees) which is the one we all know; but there is also tribe Ceratinini (known as “small carpenter bees”) (I find it difficult to distinguish them from sweat bees but I suck at bees). There are two more tribes, and I’ve never seen any of those. I have a lot of small carpenters in my backyard though and they are very small. Hard to believe they are so closely related to Xylocopa.
Carpenter bee, if you look closely you can see it has a little hammer and tape measure.