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Xylocopa virginica
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Trees, wooden structures
This male eastern carpenter bee was buzzing around his nest hole outside the visitor's center at the John Heinz NWR in PA.
Spotted on May 6, 2011
Submitted on May 11, 2011
7 Comments
We have beautiful blue ones here in Portugal. Lovely photo.
I love carpenter bees. When I was growing up we had a colony in an old orange tree stump. I used to watch them buzzing about and digging new holes.
i grew up in eastern PA and remember listening to those guys munch on the roof of my house all night long. very cool pic :)
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Awesome!
These guys love the wood that my deck is made out of...
great shot!
Fantastic photos!