"Xylocopa"

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26 November 2025

Carpenter bees (Genus Xylocopa) collect nectar and pollen from mustard flowers in a mustard field on the outskirts of Ajmer, India, on November 26, 2025.

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26 November 2025

Carpenter bees (Genus Xylocopa) collect nectar and pollen from mustard flowers in a mustard field on the outskirts of Ajmer, India, on November 26, 2025.

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23 May 2025

A tropical carpenter bee, also known as a broad-handed carpenter bee (Xylocopa latipes), rests on brickwork in Tehatta, West Bengal, on May 23, 2025

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23 May 2025

A tropical carpenter bee, also known as a broad-handed carpenter bee (Xylocopa latipes), rests on brickwork in Tehatta, West Bengal, on May 23, 2025

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23 May 2025

A tropical carpenter bee, also known as a broad-handed carpenter bee (Xylocopa latipes), rests on brickwork in Tehatta, West Bengal, on May 23, 2025

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17 April 2024

A couple of Xylocopa violacea Linnaeus mating on a Pink flowering Cercis canadensis is seen in L'Aquila, Italy, on 11th april, 2024. "Xylocopa violacea Linnaeus," also known as the violet carpenter bee, is a striking and solitary species of bee found in Europe and parts of Asia, distinguished by its large size, metallic violet-black coloration, and its habit of excavating nests in wood, making it an important pollinator and a fascinating subject of study in entomology.

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26 September 2023

Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) collects pollen from a flowering goldenrod plant in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on September 03, 2023.

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26 September 2023

Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) collects pollen from a flowering goldenrod plant in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on September 03, 2023.

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26 September 2023

Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) collects pollen from a flowering goldenrod plant in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on September 03, 2023.

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26 September 2023

Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) collects pollen from a flowering goldenrod plant in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on September 03, 2023.

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19 September 2023

Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) collects pollen from a flowering goldenrod plant in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on September 03, 2023.

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5 September 2023

The tropical carpenter bee (Xylocopa latipes) is a species of carpenter bee widely dispersed throughout Southeast Asia. It is a very large, robust, solitary bee. It is shiny, fully black in colour with fuscous metallic blue-green or purple wings in the sunlight. The tropical carpenter bee is probably the largest Xylocopa known and among the largest bees in the world. As its name suggests, this bee inhabits forests in warm tropical climates and constructs nests by burrowing into wood. It often makes long deep tunnels in wooden rafters, fallen trees, telephone poles, and the like, but is not found in living trees. It has a loud and distinctive, low-pitched buzzing that can be heard as it flies between flowers or perches. It is relatively unaggressive and rarely stings. In Urban areas, these bees can become attached to certain perches, returning to them day after day, even after several generations. An injured tropical carpenter bee sits on the road at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on september 05, 2023.

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5 September 2023

The tropical carpenter bee (Xylocopa latipes) is a species of carpenter bee widely dispersed throughout Southeast Asia. It is a very large, robust, solitary bee. It is shiny, fully black in colour with fuscous metallic blue-green or purple wings in the sunlight. The tropical carpenter bee is probably the largest Xylocopa known and among the largest bees in the world. As its name suggests, this bee inhabits forests in warm tropical climates and constructs nests by burrowing into wood. It often makes long deep tunnels in wooden rafters, fallen trees, telephone poles, and the like, but is not found in living trees. It has a loud and distinctive, low-pitched buzzing that can be heard as it flies between flowers or perches. It is relatively unaggressive and rarely stings. In Urban areas, these bees can become attached to certain perches, returning to them day after day, even after several generations. An injured tropical carpenter bee sits on the road at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on september 05, 2023.

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5 September 2023

The tropical carpenter bee (Xylocopa latipes) is a species of carpenter bee widely dispersed throughout Southeast Asia. It is a very large, robust, solitary bee. It is shiny, fully black in colour with fuscous metallic blue-green or purple wings in the sunlight. The tropical carpenter bee is probably the largest Xylocopa known and among the largest bees in the world. As its name suggests, this bee inhabits forests in warm tropical climates and constructs nests by burrowing into wood. It often makes long deep tunnels in wooden rafters, fallen trees, telephone poles, and the like, but is not found in living trees. It has a loud and distinctive, low-pitched buzzing that can be heard as it flies between flowers or perches. It is relatively unaggressive and rarely stings. In Urban areas, these bees can become attached to certain perches, returning to them day after day, even after several generations. An injured tropical carpenter bee sits on the road at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on september 05, 2023.

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5 September 2023

The tropical carpenter bee (Xylocopa latipes) is a species of carpenter bee widely dispersed throughout Southeast Asia. It is a very large, robust, solitary bee. It is shiny, fully black in colour with fuscous metallic blue-green or purple wings in the sunlight. The tropical carpenter bee is probably the largest Xylocopa known and among the largest bees in the world. As its name suggests, this bee inhabits forests in warm tropical climates and constructs nests by burrowing into wood. It often makes long deep tunnels in wooden rafters, fallen trees, telephone poles, and the like, but is not found in living trees. It has a loud and distinctive, low-pitched buzzing that can be heard as it flies between flowers or perches. It is relatively unaggressive and rarely stings. In Urban areas, these bees can become attached to certain perches, returning to them day after day, even after several generations. An injured tropical carpenter bee sits on the road at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on september 05, 2023.

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5 September 2023

The tropical carpenter bee (Xylocopa latipes) is a species of carpenter bee widely dispersed throughout Southeast Asia. It is a very large, robust, solitary bee. It is shiny, fully black in colour with fuscous metallic blue-green or purple wings in the sunlight. The tropical carpenter bee is probably the largest Xylocopa known and among the largest bees in the world. As its name suggests, this bee inhabits forests in warm tropical climates and constructs nests by burrowing into wood. It often makes long deep tunnels in wooden rafters, fallen trees, telephone poles, and the like, but is not found in living trees. It has a loud and distinctive, low-pitched buzzing that can be heard as it flies between flowers or perches. It is relatively unaggressive and rarely stings. In Urban areas, these bees can become attached to certain perches, returning to them day after day, even after several generations. An injured tropical carpenter bee sits on the road at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on september 05, 2023.

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