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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
38.588, -77.3802
Field Notes
Description:
Large bees most often seen on flowers or hovering near their nest.
Habitat:
These bees nest in wood, preferring the underside of a horizontal log or board. The entrance to their nest is a nearly perfectly round hole.
Notes:
These bees were seen gathered around a group of daffodils. Multiple males were fighting with each other and pursuing females.
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