Violet carpenter bee, Xylocopa violacea, on a evergreen shrub of big sage, Lantana camara, from the Mediterranean Sea, Malta.

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This one of the largest bee species in Europe. These solitary bees bore nests tunnels in woods, that is why they named carpenter bees, although sometimes old tunnels are re-used.

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Size: 5399px × 3599px
Location: Golden Bay, Malta
Photo credit: © Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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