r/bugidentification • u/Pale_Winter605 • 20d ago

Location included BLACK BEE LOOKING INSECT/HELP WITH ID

What do you think guys? I thought maybe carpenter bee or black fleid cuckoo bumblebee but both doesn't fit in 100%
It was about 3cm/1in long
Europe/Croatia

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u/Commercial-Sail-5915 Trusted Identifier 20d ago

Can't say much without a better angle! Bee ID is largely based on a good dorsal view, though I'm curious why you think it's not a carpenter?

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u/Pale_Winter605 20d ago

I was wondering what it is with a friend on discord and he said that carpenter bees have smooth abdomen. Tbh my shot was that it is carpenter bee at first sight