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Carpenter bee ) These tiny little bees (7mm) do not make honey but are great pollinators. Allodapula variegata,Bees,Carpenter bees,Geotagged,Macro,South Africa,hymenoptera,insects

Carpenter bee )

These tiny little bees (7mm) do not make honey but are great pollinators.

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Claire Hamilton

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Sorry, Wiki will not let me have this name. Identified in the Field Guide to Insects of South Africa and here
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Allodapula+variegata and here
http://eol.org/pages/2759159/overview
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Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Already a macro master :) Posted 11 years ago

Sunil R Agadi

Lion

Wow.. amazing shot Clarie ! Promoted ! Posted 11 years ago

travismorhardt

Lion

Indeed a wonderful macro shot, Claire! Great bokeh! Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

I removed the ID as I thought it was incorrect, but it turns out it was not. Silly me. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago

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The Allodapula variegata

These tiny bees nest in hollow plant stalks, where they clump their larvae together so they can feed from a common food mass.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Claire Hamilton

By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Jan 27, 2014. Captured Jan 27, 2014 11:49 in N2, South Africa.

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Canon EOS 70D
f/7.1
1/332s
ISO250
100mm

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