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Description:

Bumble bees love the blooms on my lavender plant.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern carpenter bee

Xylocopa virginica

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KristalWatrous
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KristalWatrous
The shiny abdomen on this bee gives it away as a carpenter bee rather than a bumble bee. Otherwise they do look quite similar.
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PublishedJune 2, 2011

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