This is a female Carpenter Bee. She is about the size of a thumb. Carpenter bees are non-aggressive, live by themselves in burrows that they make in old wood. She gathers pollen and rolls it into balls that she sticks inside her burrow. She lays her eggs in the pollen balls. This cactus flowers at night and wilts when the sun gets warm. I took this picture about 6 am.
Great photo!!
ReplyDeleteI like the picture. I'm rather disappointed he's not a relative though.
ReplyDeleteI still like the picture but I'm tiring of my non-relative bee.
ReplyDeleteMOOOOOOOOOOOOTHER! Puh-leeeeeeeeze tell the bee to fly and invite someone or something else to come in its place!
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