Sunday, April 19, 2009

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa spp).


As busy as a bumble bee! The bee above is seen sucking the nectar from a flower and in doing so helps to pollinate the flowers. Then the other bees are taking a breather perching on the small twigs. They are always busy, and this is what they really need, a good rest!









Name: Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa spp) (thanks to Tabib!)
Size: 3cm
Location: Ipoh, Malaysia

2 comments:

Redzlan said...

This is Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa spp).
Beautiful colour. I'm not sure with one is male, probably the one with yellow thorax.

ANUAR ZAIN said...

Thank you very much Tabib. You have the brain and the knowledge, I am simply a passer-by who happens to appreciate the beauty of nature!