Carpenter bee
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Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; ne
Southern Carpenter Bee ♀
Carpenter bees have large compound eyes. Their mandibles, when closed, cover the labrum.
Xylocopa caerulea, the blue carpenter bee, engaged in nectar robbing
X. caffra female foraging
Bee
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Bees are winged insects that form a monophyletic clade Anthophila within the superfamily Apoidea of the order Hymenoptera, with over 20,000 known species in seven recognized families. Some species – i
Carpenter bee
…Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead…
Tetragonula carbonaria
The lapping mouthparts of a honeybee, showing labium and maxillae
Long-tongued bees and long-tubed flowers coevolved, like this Amegilla species (Apidae) on Acanthus ilicifolius.