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Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa
39.9417, -94.8302
Field Notes
Description:
Large, robust bees that resemble honey bees. They lack the abdominal hair that bumble bees have. Males have white or cream colored faces.
Habitat:
Gardens, prairies, etc.
Notes:
The females will chew holes into wooden decks, rafters in sheds and other wooden structures in order to lay her eggs within the chambers. She will provide a meal for her offspring in the form of a paralyzed insects.
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