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Xylocopa sp.
Solitary, large, robustly-built bee. Looked all black till the sun hit it,and then the iridescence was stunning...blue-black and gold.
On a Thai-basil plant on my rooftop terrace. It stayed on the flower spike for a very long time.
Carpenter bees are solitary and rarely sting.
Spotted on Oct 11, 2015
Submitted on Oct 11, 2015
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