#xylocopa

[crevicedwelling]

hello mister carpenter bee I’ve got you now. whats that it seems you do not want to be held. my apologies and good luck out there~

#bugs #carpenter bee #Xylocopa #bee #hymenoptera

[fyanimaldiversity]

Bilateral gynandromorph carpenter bee [x]

#gynandromorph #bilateral gynandromorph #carpenter bee #bee #xylocopa #invertebrate #insect #genetic mutation #intersex animal

[bowelfly]

assorted MSPaint bug doodle commissions for @leafkidsblog @petedavidsonscock and @solidagold

#bflyart #bug doodles #onycophora #collembola #podura #isopod #amblypygi #tipulidae #halictidae #agapostemon #apidae #eucera #xylocopa #anthidium #megachilidae #megachile

[onenicebugperday]

[La Union, NM - Picture is from May] Hi! Do you know who this nice pollen-dusted friend might be? It looks different from the usual carpenter bees I see in this area.

The usual species I see here is Xylocopa sonarina, but this looks way too fuzzy and not shiny enough to be a female of that species, and the males are fuzzy but they’re totally blonde. Just wondering if it’s a natural variation of that species, or if I made a new friend!

Thank you!! 🐝

Definitely a female carpenter bee, they can have fuzzy butts. You have both Xylocopa sonoria and Xylocopa californica in your area and they both have all black females. I personally can't tell them apart just by looking at them, though.

#chupacactus #insects #bugs #bee #carpenter bee #Xylocopa #submission

[jenfoundabug]

Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa sonorina) I came across in Arizona. This one's a lady, because she's pure black. Here's what a male looks like:

Pretty boy

#valley carpenter bee #Xylocopa sonorina #xylocopa #carpenter bee #bee #buzz buzz #buzz bomb #large buzz #nature #bugs #nature photography #biodiversity #animals #inaturalist #arthropods #bugblr #entomology #insect appreciation #invertebrates #cute bee #fuzzy #cute animals #aww #pollinators #hymenoptera

[cnestus]

male valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina

#hymenoptera #apidae #xylocopa #carpenter bee #dead bugs

[pogomcl]

Violet Carpenter bee, Xylocopa violacea Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/ 5 1/320 iso:160 Prague, Czech Republic 7/31/2023

#Apidae #Xylocopa #CarpenterBee #Hymenoptera #Insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands #insectphotography #macrophotography #insect #canon

[venus-garden]

carpenter bee 

#carpenter bee #pollinator #nature #insects #flowers for pollinators #xylocopa #Canal Nacional #salvia microphylla

[evenasyoungastheyare]

Xylocopa

#xylocopa #rare bees #we have three of these bees in the garden #they obviously love poppies #they are there every morning #they are so beautiful blue and purple and black #they are very big

[ayanos-pl]

サルスベリの花でクマバチが吸蜜してた。幸せそう（8月2日）

carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans)

Zadrzechnia (Xylocopa)

#carpenter bee #Zadrzechnia #Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans #Xylocopa #bee #pszczoła #insects #owady #bugs #japan #Lagerstroemia indica #crape myrtle #crepeflower #Lagerstremia indyjska #flowers #kwiaty

[toothedgoose]

Xylocopa virginica

Eastern carpenter bee

24 of September 2022 — New York, USA

The most handsome man! This is a male carpenter bee. They can be distinguished from females because only males have a bright yellow patch in between the eyes, females have completely black faces.

Males that are interested in mating with the females will establish territories nearby and will defend it from other insects. Since only females can sting (as the stinger is a modified ovipositor, an egg-laying structure only found in females), what the male carpenter bee will do is fly around and BODY SLAM other insects, which is hilarious if you get to witness it.

Absolutely love these guys <3

#bugs #bugs i found #bee #bees #carpenter bee #Insecta #Hymenoptera #Apidae #Xylocopa #Xylocopa virginica #original content

[usgsbiml]

Giant Flying Eye - The male of Xylocopa virginica or Virginia Carpenter Bee. Any bee with this much "eye" is clearly doing something different visually. In this case the males are guarding nesting territories and the associated females and their young and defending them from other males. You will note this when you go out on your deck and a "bumblebee" starts flying around you, sorry, but it is just a this male who has a difficult time differentiating sizes, rather, it is a magnificent motion detector. It is also completely harmless and has no sting, like all male Hymenoptera. While the females have stings they are pretty pathetic compared to social insects such as honeybees and paper wasps, and you actually have to grab one to make it sting you. Collected at the Pickering Creek Audubon Society BioBlitz

#bees #bee #carpenterbees #xylocopa #fandango #insectos #insects bugs

[bonusdragons]

August 21, 2022:

Wine Tertiary, Guardian, Spines.

Epru of xylocopa’s clan!

#Wine Tertiary #Guardian #Spines Gene #Epru #xylocopa

[onenicebugperday]

@basilfrosty submitted: It's gotten warm recently where I am, so the bugs are back to work until it cools down again! Spent about half an hour watching these lovely ladies :)

I love them all but especially the rotund carpenter bee in the last photo :)

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #bee #honey bee #carpenter bee #Xylocopa

[crudlynaturephotos]

#nature video #large carpenter bee #xylocopa #bees #apiaceae #insects #culinary sage #salvia #flowering herbs #van nuys #video

[cnestus]

comin in for a sip

#hymenoptera #apidae #xylocopa