Nectar robbing
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Nectar robbing is a foraging behavior used by some organisms that feed on floral nectar, carried out by feeding from holes bitten in flowers, rather than by entering through the flowers' natural openi
Bombus terrestris stealing nectar
Biting open the base of a flower...
...and using its tongue to drink the nectar.
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
Nectar robbing
…The terms nectar theft and floral larceny have also been used in literature. Nectar robbers vary greatly in species diversity and include species of carpenter bees, bumblebees, stingless Trigona bees, solitary bees, wasps, ants, hummingbirds, and some passerine birds, including flowerpiercers. Nectar-robbing mammals…
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