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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Carpenter and Small carpenter Bees (Xylocopinae) » Large Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa) » Subgenus Xylocopoides (Xylocopa Subgenus Xylocopoides) » Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) » Xylocopa virginica virginica

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Copyright © 2011 Andrew Meeds

Xylocopa virginica? - Xylocopa virginica -

Columbia, Shelter Gardens, Boone County, Missouri, USA
June 15, 2011

This was one of the more interesting experiences I've had with an insect while photographing. The (male?) bee seemed really interested in me. Kept hovering right next to me and chasing off any large insects that flew anywhere nearby, whether it was other carpenter bees, cicadas, a few wasps, and even a large dragonfly. He just kept hovering closer and closer to me, seemed really interested in my camera. Took a good 20 minutes to get a half decent shot.

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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 15 June, 2011 - 5:10pm
Last updated 22 July, 2011 - 3:16pm

Moved

Moved from Eastern Carpenter Bee.

… John S. Ascher, 22 July, 2011 - 3:17pm

Moved

Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.

… John S. Ascher, 20 June, 2011 - 9:11am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 19 June, 2011 - 6:31pm

Nice shot!

… Julia Farver, 16 June, 2011 - 5:54pm

Hmmm...

Ive seen this guy buzzing around somewhere before :)

… Blaine Mathison, 15 June, 2011 - 7:38pm

Haha

What can I say, I was proud of the shot :P

… Andrew Meeds, 15 June, 2011 - 8:00pm

I don't know what species, but . . .

see comment here.

… R. Berg, 15 June, 2011 - 5:18pm

Oh wow

That's neat. Kind of what I figured was going on. It was a pretty neat thing to experience. It got within inches several times. Really cool creature.

… Andrew Meeds, 15 June, 2011 - 5:20pm

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