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navigate by keyword : insect bee flower honeybee yellow invertebrate animal plant pollen bumblebee wildflower pollinator petal nature arthropod fly pest carpenter bees species genus xylocopa subfamily xylocopinae includes 500 subgenera common name derives nesting behavior burrow hard material dead wood bamboo main exceptions subgenus proxylocopa dig tunnels suitable soil |
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Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo. The main exceptions are species in the subgenus Proxylocopa, which dig nesting tunnels in suitable soil. |
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