Eastern Carpenter Bee

Covered with pollen, this Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) hangs on to the railing of an observation deck at a lagoon in the Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve, Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada.

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Ruth Spigelman

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What a sweet little moment captured of this carpenter! Posted 6 years ago
1. Greg Shchepanek
  
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  Thank you Ruth...they are big beautiful bees :) Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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That looks like a very hard worker, crazy amount of pollen! Posted 6 years ago

Stuart

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Beautiful! Posted 6 years ago

The Eastern Carpenter Bee

The common eastern carpenter bee, "Xylocopa virginica", is the carpenter bee most often encountered in the eastern United States. It is often mistaken for a large bumblebee species, as they are similar in size and coloring.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Greg Shchepanek