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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa

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LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Check this out! http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=... Map with worldwide distribution of carpenter bees!

Arun
Arun 12 years ago

Thanks @LauraMaria

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Yeah, it does look like a carpenter bee! I know the genus is Xylocopa, you'd have to dig a little deeper to see what species live near you! Great pic though

Arun
Arun 12 years ago

Thanks @monkey-mind and nana-puppet

it looks big, could this be a carpenter bee?

Arun
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Arun

Tirunelveli, India

Spotted on Jul 25, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011

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