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Carpenter bee

Xylocopa sp.

Photo by KitchilPus
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Comments (20)
LeanneGardner
What a beautiful Bee. Congratulations on your SOTD KitchilPus.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Gorgeous series Kitchil,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
KarenL
Congrats Kitchil, your wonderfully detailed series has earned you Spotting of the Da! Carpenter bees are so named because they excavate dead wood as well as structural timbers of buildings to create nest chambers. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154059108215603/?type=1&stream_ref=10 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/458796443202224128
KitchilPus
Thank you all,was at the beach in Ginatilan with Easter holiday and flew straight at our pick nick area.So picture time.
KitchilPus
Thank you for the nice comments and for the given name.
bayucca
Superb! I agree with John. I think it is a male Xylocopa sp.
Mark Ridgway
What an incredible bee !! Great shots too KitchilPus.
John La Salle
Beautiful - a carpenter bee - possibly in the genus Xylocopa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee
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PublishedApril 20, 2014

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