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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
39.2909, -76.6108
Field Notes
Description:
The bumble bee is best known for having a sting on it's tail, which the bumble bee uses to protect itself from danger. Once the bumble bee has stung something with it's sting, the sting breaks off and the bumble bee generally dies. Despite common belief, not every bumble bee has a sting, in fact the male bumble bees do not have a sting at all. Only the female bumble bee has a sting on it's tail.
Habitat:
Despite the fact that the bumble bee can be found in many countries, it is indigenous to the Northern Hemisphere, breeding more successfully in the more temperate climates. The best habitats for bumblebees are those that offer plenty of flowers to feed from during the entire active phase of the bees’ lifecycle
Notes:
The bumble bee is the most common type of bee with around 250 different species of the bumble bee found around the world. Bumble bees also eat pollen and honey when there is no nectar available. Bumble bees have numerous natural predators including birds, larger insects and amphibians such as frogs and newts.
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