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Carpenter bee

Xylocopa sp.

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20 Comments

KitchilPus
KitchilPus 10 years ago

Thanks every body,

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

What a beautiful Bee. Congratulations on your SOTD KitchilPus.

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Congratulations Adorable ! :)

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulations KitchilPus on this awesome SotD !

Gorgeous series Kitchil,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 10 years ago

Congratulations, KitchilPus.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Congratulations on Spotting of the Da.

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Congrats Kitchil, your wonderfully detailed series has earned you Spotting of the Da! Carpenter bees are so named because they excavate dead wood as well as structural timbers of buildings to create nest chambers.

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KitchilPus
KitchilPus 10 years ago

Thank you all,was at the beach in Ginatilan with Easter holiday and flew straight at our pick nick area.So picture time.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Love the green color! Wonderful pictures.

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Marvellous macro!

Great Pictures, KitchilPus.

KitchilPus
KitchilPus 10 years ago

Thank you for the nice comments and for the given name.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Superb! I agree with John. I think it is a male Xylocopa sp.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

What an incredible bee !! Great shots too KitchilPus.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Great series!

hernandezwolf99
hernandezwolf99 10 years ago

Whoooooooaaaaaa!

John La Salle
John La Salle 10 years ago

Beautiful - a carpenter bee - possibly in the genus Xylocopa.
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BarbaraSing
BarbaraSing 10 years ago

Great capture.

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 10 years ago

Wonderful series

KitchilPus
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KitchilPus

Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Spotted on Apr 20, 2014
Submitted on Apr 20, 2014

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