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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa tabaniformis

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

This bee kept hovering around one of the Dutch Iris that was in bloom. It would dart from one side to the other, zip off, then come back and do it all again. It never did land.

Habitat:

Wildlife habitat yard.

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Carpenter bee

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Great! Thanks for the share!!

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Nature In Your Texas Backyard!
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Central Texas Biodiversity Survey
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Texas Master Naturalist Program - Nature Indentification
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Saving the Bees - Texas chapter
Photographed
PublishedMarch 31, 2013

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