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Xylocopa virginica
This bee is often mistaken for a large bumblebee species, as they are similar in size and coloring. They can be important pollinators, especially of open-faced flowers, though they are also known to "rob" nectar by boring holes in the sides of flowers with deep corollas (thus not accomplishing pollination). They sometimes bore holes in wood dwellings and can become minor pests. They use chewed wood bits to form partitions between the cells in the nest.
Wooded area
Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2012
9 Comments
Oh, thanks - I didn't think I had posted it elsewhere!
It was in google images from here - Project Noah :)
Thanks for the correction, Small Wonders! Do you happen to remember what website you saw this on?
Hi Maria, I saw this on google while looking for something else & noticed you had this posted as a bumble bee - it's actually a Common Eastern Carpenter bee - male, Xylocopa virginica :) great shots!
Thanks, harsuame, Kat, Cindy and Misako. It is so difficult to photograph them flying and I felt lucky to have had a few good shots.
great series!
Wow, awesome series!
Great shots!
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