Subject: Identification of Insect Request
Geographic location of the bug: Trinidad & Tobago, Caribbean
Date: 07/06/2020
Time: 05:24 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Please help me identify this scary looking creature. I saw it outside my home a couple weeks ago when the rainy season became more intense. I live on the hilly part of North Trinidad, which is an island in the Caribbean. The bug was probably one and a half inches long and 1 inch wide. I left it alone and it disappeared after a while. The area is a little bushy with a few fruit trees around. Thanks for your help.
How you want your letter signed: Aisha Baptiste
Male Carpenter Bee
Dear Aisha,
This is a harmless male Carpenter Bee. Male Carpenter Bees are incapable of stinging. Only the females, which are generally larger and often exhibit sexual dimorphism, are capable of stinging. While males of many species of Carpenter Bees are often gold in color, the females are generally larger and often black in color, appearing to be a different species.
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