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Xylocopa violacea
The violet carpenter bee, is the common European species of carpenter bee, and one of the largest bees in Europe.
Found dead in 'La Concepcion' Historical-Botanical Gardens
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This animal flies like a jumbo but it´s inofensive like a sheep!!!
It's worth it :)
(another spotting to dig in my archives for :))
Thanks Nicole!
I will try to find the courage to photograph one of them alive the next time :P
I'll never forget the first time I saw one of these. So beautiful.
Lovely spotting!
Thanks for your comments!
I've always have fear of this animals, so I could never get close to them, but when I found this guy unfortunately dead... Its wings are so beautiful!
The wings are very beautiful. Reminds me of this other carpenter bee.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/624...
Wow, that's so amazing... those wings are beautiful. A shame it was dead, but it looks like it was in good condition so at least we at Project Noah could get a glimpse at such a lovely insect!