Southern California Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa californica diamesa
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Southern California Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa californica diamesa. Note the white pollen placed on the shoulders of the bee by the anthers of Penstemon breviflora while the Carpenter Bee collects nectar from the flower, Hopper Mountain NWR, California
Original image 32.5 Mp - Cropped image 2029 x 1547
Southern California Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa californica diamesa. Note the white pollen placed on the head and shoulders of the bee by Penstemon breviflora, Hopper Mountain NWR, California
Original image 32.5 Mp - Cropped image 2127 x 1654
Southern California Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa californica diamesa. Note the orange-red pollen collected on the legs and hairs from the Lupinus succulentus by the vibration of the bee in a process called buzz pollination, Hopper Mountain NWR, California
Original image 32.5 Mp - Cropped image 2007 x 1425
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