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Carpenter Bee.

Carpenter Bees (the genus Xylocopa) are large bees distributed worldwide. Some 500 species of carpenter bees are in the 31 subgenera. Their common name is because nearly all species build their nests in burrows in dead wood, bamboo, or structural timbers.

Captured at Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka

 

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