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Carpenter bee

Xylocopa latipes

Photo by zepcheok
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Field Notes

Description:

A hefty looking bee, but actually quite harmless. Small patches of ellow hair on its abdomen in an otherwise shiny blueish-black body. This one was trying hard to squeeze into the flower, which gave me time for these shots.

Habitat:

Tampines Eco green

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PublishedSeptember 28, 2013

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