Sunday, April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024

I am an Eastern Carpenter Bee
You might mistake me for a Bumble
But they have a hairy abdomen
Mine is glossy without any stubble.

Location: Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, Titusville

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/xylocopa.htm

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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