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The carpenter bee (see Figure 2-16) looks much like a bumble bee, but its habits are quite different. It is a solitary bee that makes its nest by tunneling through solid wood (sometimes the wooden eaves of a barn or shed). Like the honey bee, the carpenter bee forages for pollen. Its nest is small and produces only a few dozen offspring a season. Carpenter bees are gentle and are not likely to sting. But they can do some serious damage to the woodwork on your house.

Courtesy of Dr. Edward Ross, California Academy of Sciences

FIGURE 2-16: The carpenter bee looks similar to a bumblebee, but its abdomen has no hair.