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Black Carpenter Bee gathering flower pollen #251656664
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A big European Black Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa violacea, on a purple flower. They are solitary bees that can be blue, black or tan and resemble bumble bees. Carpenter bees get their name because of their ability to tunnel through wood. Yellow flower pollen is on the head and the back of the insect.