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Xylocopa californica
This carpenter bee was resting on the tip of a lavender blossom.
City of Milpitas City Hall lavender plant.
Carpenter bees (the genus Xylocopa in the subfamily Xylocopinae) are large bees distributed worldwide. There are some 500 species of carpenter bee in 31 subgenera. Their name comes from the fact that nearly all species build their nests in burrows in dead wood, bamboo, or structural timbers (except those in the subgenus Proxylocopa, which nest in the ground). Wikipedia
Spotted on Jan 6, 2012
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012
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