Found in Pomona, CA
Location: Pomona, CA
November 10, 2011 2:21 pm
IDK if its a Bee or Beetle? or anything else
Signature: Southern CA Resident
Dear Southern CA Resident,
This is a male Valley Carpenter Bee. Females of the species are black and larger.
I just found one of these on my front lawn in Concord California.
Do they sting ?
Male Carpenter Bees are incapable of stinging.
I saw and took photos of a huge bumblebee in the garden where I live. I have posted photos on my Facebook wall, and on a Facebook post by my friend Charles “Chip” Ashley. What I saw was found in Fresno, CA. Maybe it was a male carpenter bee. I don’t know. But it was larger than the normal black bumblebees that frequent the garden. What I captured with my DSLR camera makes for some great photos, at least. I would like to know what it is. Thank you for any help! I can perhaps also send photos to you somehow.
You can send images by using our standard form at the Ask What’s That Bug? link on our site.
Thank you, bugman. I have sent in three photos of the huge bee that was in the garden. I think that you and others would love to see the images! I do think that it was a very large male Valley Carpenter Bee.