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04-AUG-2004 Lejun

Sculptured Resin Bee

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Megachile sculpturalis
Female
Near nesting site (hole in board)
Alabama

Nikon Coolpix 5400
1/125s f/2.8 at 5.8mm iso200 with Flash full exif

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Guest 18-Aug-2004 20:55
This is actually a female giant resin bee, Megachile sculpturalis. Females use abandoned tunnels of carpenter bees, though. This bee (family Megachilidae) is a relatively new introduced species from Asia.