> Now I am really confused. It was my understanding that the difference > between bees and wasps was that bees were adapted to use pollen as their > protein source (vegetarian :) and wasps used insects (carnivorous :). > But you have just described a carpenter BEE with WASPLIKE behaviour. > Stan, I stand corrected. The Carpenter Bee does use pollen and nectar for its young. The main difference that people need to note is that the Bumble Bee is a social insect and lives in colonies and the Carpenter Bee is a solitary insect and each bee makes an individial hole not shared with other bees. Charlie - - "One today is worth two tomorrows" Ben Franklin (0 0) ===============================================o00o==(_)==o00o== Charles R. Bradley Extension Educator Marshall County Extension Office 112 W. Jefferson Street Room 304 Plymouth, IN 46563 Phone: 219-935-8545 Fax: 219-935-8612 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ================================================================