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Identifying a large flying bumble bee looking beetle that flew out of my chimney around february. They seemed to be startled by some home repairs being done in a different part of the house maybe rattling them. Can you help?

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June 30 2006 at 10:16 PM (8 minutes and 20 seconds later)
         
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This website has some pictures of flying bumble bee looking things. Take a look
http://whatsthatbug.com/clearwing_moth.html

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June 30 2006 at 10:34 PM (18 minutes and 48 seconds later)
         
Reply to Shelia's Post: Shelia, unfortunately I have already searched this site and did not find the critter I was looking for. Thank you but this did not help me.
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June 30 2006 at 10:37 PM (2 minutes and 58 seconds later)
         
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what color was it?

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June 30 2006 at 10:50 PM (12 minutes and 44 seconds later)
         
Reply to Shelia's Post: it was caramel colored with a large butt ( like a bumble bee ). It looked to have a point on the end like it would be a stinger. I do know one thing for sure though and it was not a bee. I studied the critter for long periods of time, after it was dead of course. It flew out/down and made a strange noice as it flew and darted right for the closed window trying to escape. He was captured and let loose then 10m later another came down but seemed to be stuck on his back and with the wings in he looked to have the body shape and other traits of a beetle. He unfortunately died after awhile while chillin under a cardboard box for a while.
does any of this help?
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June 30 2006 at 11:02 PM (11 minutes and 46 seconds later)
         
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pictures
http://pested.unl.edu/amerroa.jpg

http://pested.unl.edu/orienroa.jpg

http://pested.unl.edu/gerroa.jpg

http://pested.unl.edu/bbroa.jpg

http://pested.unl.edu/woodroa.jpg

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June 30 2006 at 11:12 PM (10 minutes and 21 seconds later)
         
Reply to Shelia's Post: man I do appreciate your hard work and the 4th pic was the closest but neither of the 2 had black on them and it definately was no cockroach, I know what they are.
I am stumped as well.
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June 30 2006 at 11:21 PM (8 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
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http://tolweb.org/Orthoptera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoptera

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June 30 2006 at 11:26 PM (4 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
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http://whatsthatbug.com/killerwasps.html

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461517082_761574486_-1_1/True_Locust.html

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June 30 2006 at 11:32 PM (6 minutes and 32 seconds later)
         
Reply to Shelia's Post: nope more the size of a bumble bee or like a 50 cent piece.
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June 30 2006 at 11:45 PM (12 minutes and 39 seconds later)
         
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http://www.nfi.org.za/inverts/BIG12/xylocopa.html

http://bugguide.net/node/view/59

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June 30 2006 at 11:51 PM (5 minutes and 46 seconds later)
         
Reply to Shelia's Post: thanx again, but.....
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June 30 2006 at 11:55 PM (3 minutes and 48 seconds later)
         
Reply to Shelia's Post: Ok so yo have an idea of the size, great. It is the size of a carpenter bee but its wings fold under its armour when not in flight making it one large funky looking bug.
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July 1 2006 at 9:16 AM (9 hours and 21 minutes and 23 seconds later)
         
legs? if so how many? what did they look like?

What did the wings look like before folded under?

front of the bug look like a carpenter bee with large eyes? if not describe the front.

was the body hard like beetle?

What state do you live in?

Describe the bug in detail

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