Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) stealing nectar from a wild bergamot flower.

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This carpenter bee has bitten a hole in the base of the flower and so is stealing nectar without pollinating the flower.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Todd Bannor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, arthopod, arthropod, balm, bee, behavior, bergamot, carpenter, entomology, fistulosa, flower, flowers, hymenoptera, insect, monarda, nectar, robbing, steal, wild, wildflower, wildflowers