Although there is some variation in their body shape and coloring, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers. With their large eyes, spiny powerful legs, and large jaws, Ground Beetles are formidable predators in the insect world. They live on the surface of the soil where they capture and consume a wide assortment of soil dwelling insects, including caterpillars, wireworms, maggots, ants, aphids and slugs.

Bee

Bee, common name for a winged, flower-feeding insect with branched body hairs. Bees are dependent on pollen as a protein source and on flower nectar or oils as an energy source. Many bees are black or gray, but others are bright yellow, red, or metallic green or blue. Hives include one queen, hundreds of drones, and thousands of worker bees. The worker bees are female, but they do not breed. The queen bee is female and creates all the babies for the hive. The drone bees are male and do not have stingers. The main difference is that bees provide their young with pollen and honey, while wasps eat animal food, insects, or spiders. In addition, wasps have unbranched hairs.

Carpenter Bee

Their name comes from the fact that nearly all species build their nests in burrows in dead wood, bamboo, or structural timbers. Their nests are underground and they spend most of their time traveling between the nest and the flowers from which they obtain food. It is the male carpenter bee, which is most often noticed. They hover in the vicinity of the nest and will dart after any other flying insect that ventures into their territory. The female however, is capable of stinging but seldom does. She must be extremely provoked before she will sting.

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