I saw this female Sonoran Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina) in an Agave Attenuata and at first thought she was dead. But when I went out to look, she moved a bit, then burrowed deeper into the plants and disappeared from sight. I saw her three days in a row on the same plant and then she must have moved on. I’m not sure exactly what she was doing there. She didn’t appear to be collecting pollen but might have been doing so, albeit very slowly!
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Stunning photos Graham! Never seen bees behaving like that before!
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I hadn’t either, though these carpenter bees generally seem to be very mellow.
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Beautiful! I love bumblebees and only last summer I had a visit from a carpenter bee. Never seen one before. They’re so beautiful and calm. Gentle giants. Maybe yours was resting in the flower? I mean.. it’s tough to work all the time. Lovely pics! 🙂
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I think she was resting. After I took the photos, she moved off slowly and disappeared into the interior of the flowers.
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Wow that is strange. Awesome photos!! I have seen bees in flowers, and they appear to be sleeping. I also find that strange.
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I see these bees fairly often and this is the first time I’d seen one behaving like it was.
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Love the specks of pollen on her. Great macros Graham 🙂
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Thanks, Brian.
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