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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa aestuans

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a female

Notes:

If I were to drill a hole in the wood I would need an electric drill and wood bit.
But this female Carpenter Bee shows us the wonder of nature by excavating a perfectly round hole in the hardwood by my swimming pool.
Presumably to lay her eggs.

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Comments (1)
tbrett
Great sighting she must be huge. I have only seen the drones.

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Mission
Biodiversity of Thailand
Photographed
PublishedAugust 18, 2013

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