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Carpenter bee

Carpenter bee

Xylocopa violacea. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as de...
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Xylocopa violacea. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo.
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NIKON D750

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settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 400 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 1120/10

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Lectoure, Midi-Pyrenees, FR

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upload_date

Nov, 2019

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Beautiful detailed macro. Never saw this type of bee.

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Thanks very much! I had not seen them before last year... and now they are coming further and further north... they are really impressively big and peaceful insects :-)

Looks like a beautiful jewel on those lovely pink blossoms!!! Marvelous image!!!

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Thanks very much Toni!!

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