Editing Carpenter bee (section)

== Predators ==
[[Woodpeckers]] eat carpenter bees, being attracted to the noise of the bee larvae and drill holes along the tunnels to feed on them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birds.cornell.edu/wp_about/insects.html|title=Cornell Lab of Ornithology|work=cornell.edu|date=24 February 2023 }}</ref> Other species of birds also prey on these bees, such as [[shrike]]s and [[bee-eater]]s as well as some mammals such as [[Honey badger|ratel]]s. Other predators include large [[mantis]]es and predatory flies, particularly large robber-flies ([[Asilidae]]).

Apart from outright predators, [[parasitoid]]al species of [[Bombyliidae|bee flies]] (e.g. ''[[Xenox]]'') lay eggs in the entrance to the bee's nest and the fly maggots live off the bee larvae.