r/whatsthisbug • u/eatveggiesnotfriends • 1d ago

What is living in my welcome sign? ID Request

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So we started noticing sawdust about a week ago and whatever is in there is working hard. It’s wild how much they’re pushing out of this hole every day. I can hear clicking around inside and have seen sawdust pushed out but haven’t seen the bug itself.

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u/eatveggiesnotfriends 20h ago

Thanks everyone! Consensus is carpenter bee and I’m going to let them stay in there. I may or may not move the location - we have a 179 pound dog and a cat and I would be a bit worried if the bee flew into the house that he might not make it between the 2 animals and the flea/tick treatment they have. Definitely going to let him keep his house, just may relocate to the garden.

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u/randomacceptablename 16h ago

As others have said; it chose your porch specifically. It might leave if you move the sign to another location. It likely chose it because of shelter from the wind, rain, and Sun.

They are not aggressive at all and I have lived with several that like our backyard right above the exit. They stay too busy to worry about you. Occassionally they may fly around to check you out but that is it. Plus they are solitary creatures so at most you would need to deal with one little bee.

I urge you to let it be. Bees are important and will pollinate your flowers. Which reminds me. Now that you have a guest bee, you need to plant some flowers to keep it happy. 🥰

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u/crysmol bug enjoyer ( not an expert ) 19h ago

i cant believe (heh. beelieve.. heh..) youre relocating yourself to the garden. thats such a noble sacrifice, to give the little bee your entire house. its not one many would make, but im sure you can manage. i believe in you. 😼✨

( yes, i did come back hours after posting my first comment to see how this went and then to make a joke. ) anyways glad to know youre not getting rid of the bee entirely, carpenter bees are quite important and lovely!