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Xylocopa confusa male Side view.<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37624/xylocopa_confusa_male.html" title="Xylocopa confusa male"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/37624_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=odWqtp2Wu9cI9yXMWwp4gnp%2FAHo%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Xylocopa confusa male This bee took a dislike to my presence near its home. It hovered in front of my face for a few seconds, and then it would circle around me. This pattern was repeated until I either tried to get closer or walked away.<br />
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The first day’s images were not good, so I had to make a plan, and returned to the location several more times until I cracked the method.<br />
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This is the male of the species, and as such has no sting, so this display was all bravado.<br />
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Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37625/xylocopa_confusa_male.html<br />
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Xylocopa confusa male

Side view.

Xylocopa confusa male This bee took a dislike to my presence near its home. It hovered in front of my face for a few seconds, and then it would circle around me. This pattern was repeated until I either tried to get closer or walked away.<br />
<br />
The first day’s images were not good, so I had to make a plan, and returned to the location several more times until I cracked the method.<br />
<br />
This is the male of the species, and as such has no sting, so this display was all bravado.<br />
<br />
Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37625/xylocopa_confusa_male.html<br />
Bandung,Geotagged,Indonesia,Winter,Xylocopa confusa

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The White-cheeked Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa confusa is a carpenter bee in the Xylocopa genus.

Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Vodkaman

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Uploaded Apr 8, 2016. Captured Aug 12, 2012 10:56 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.

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NIKON D7000
f/8.0
1/1250s
ISO1000
105mm

Captured in the winter. More winter photos.