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Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sp.
22.4855, 88.3228
Field Notes
Description:
Solitary, large, robustly-built bee. Looked all black till the sun hit it,and then the iridescence was stunning...blue-black and gold.
Habitat:
On a Thai-basil plant on my rooftop terrace. It stayed on the flower spike for a very long time.
Notes:
Carpenter bees are solitary and rarely sting.
Reference Links:
Xylocopa violacea
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Photographed
PublishedOctober 11, 2015
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