Re: Bee Identification

On Mon, 26 May 2008 15:11:20 -0700, kryten wrote:

> I have this bumble bee-like flying insect in our yard, and was wondering
> what it is.
> It's a little larger than a bumble, and has a total black body.

Any wooden structures in the area? I have large all-black bees like
that, they are carpenter bees, and they bore holes in the 4x4s in an
old shed where they lay their eggs. Just a guess. There are so many
types of solitary bees and wasps around it's impossible to indentify
without at least a picture.