The Cause of it all

Did I mention?

In my Basement Leak follow up story I mentioned that a drainage pipe had been clogged. But I didn't say by what.

A massive bee. Yes a bee. I am no entomologist but the bug had stripes along it's thorax which says bee as far as I am concerned. My blackberry holster is in the photo for scale.

It was big and I wholeheartedly agree with Rolly's "yuck."