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I'm thinking that what you have here is a carpenter bee, possibly an Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica). The abdomen appears to be fairly hairless, whereas a bumblebee would have a hairy abdomen. It appears that the bee is on an older wooden board. These bees chew dime-sized holes in old wooden structures but they don't eat the wood like a termite would. So look for those dime-sized holes with lots of tiny wood chips near the entrance. It's like a detective story...look for the clues and maybe you can pin down the ID further.... Nice spotting.... I'll be curious what you come up with.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2013

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