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Xylocopa varipuncta
Large female black bee with red undertones and dark wings. The male can be seen at my other spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/943...
Mexican Bush Sage in backyard
"The size of carpenter bees prevents them from entering tubelike flowers, instead they cut into the base of the corolla. This is referred to as “stealing the nectar” as it does not result in the bee being able to pollinate the flower. They are helpful in pollinating native plants and shrubs." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Jan 1, 2012
Submitted on Jan 1, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Arun
Thanks and Welcome to our mission ..
Hi Arun, great idea for a mission! I'll add this and other spottings now.
Please consider putting this spotting in the ‘Hunter’ mission at
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463...