Bumbling Bee
May 17, 2013 21:46:12 #
May 18, 2013 00:00:35 #
May 18, 2013 00:08:03 #
Female Eastern Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylocopa_virginica
"The primary difference in the appearances of a bumblebee and X. virginica is the conspicuous black, round spot surrounded by yellow hairs atop the thorax."
"The primary difference in the appearances of a bumblebee and X. virginica is the conspicuous black, round spot surrounded by yellow hairs atop the thorax."
May 18, 2013 03:15:09 #
Excellent work willard3, thanks to Douglass for the information.
May 18, 2013 05:23:22 #
willard3 wrote:
On the back porch
Hi w3 :) I have never seen one of these in the wild although they are distributed world wide. tfp..here is a little more information, and thanks to Nikonian72 for giving me the head start..
Carpenter bees (the genus Xylocopa in the subfamily Xylocopinae) are large bees distributed worldwide. There are some 500 species of carpenter bee in 31 subgenera. Their name comes from the fact that nearly all species build their nests in burrows in dead wood, bamboo, or structural timbers (except those in the subgenus Proxylocopa, which nest in the ground). Members of the related tribe Ceratinini are sometimes referred to as "small carpenter bees". :thumbup:
May 22, 2013 22:40:55 #
Glad you enjoyed the bee.
I was cleaning a filter and my camera was sitting on the porch when this happened.
I was cleaning a filter and my camera was sitting on the porch when this happened.
May 23, 2013 20:46:22 #
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