KristinaOers

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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camera

NIKON D750

settings

settings

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

location

location

Lectoure, Midi-Pyrenees, FR

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2019

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182

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Peer Award

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+7

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Top Choice

+1

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Outstanding Creativity

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Beautiful detailed macro. Never saw this type of bee.

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!!!

Thanks very much Toni!!

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