Posts Tagged: Xylocopa varipuncta
Good Things Come in Twos, Too!
There's an old saying that "good things come in threes." Well, they also come in twos. When...
A pair of mating Gulf Fritillary butterflies on a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two female Valley carpenter bees sharing a passion flower. Note the Gulf Fritillary caterpillar.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two female sweat bees, Halictus ligatus, on a goldenrod. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Passionate About the Passionflower Vines
Valley carpenter bees are passionate about passionflower vines (Passiflora). You see these black...
A female Valley carpenter bee is covered with yellow pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Female Valley carpenter bee on a passionflower blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Cuddly Little Teddy Bear
It's a sure sign of spring when we see "the teddy bear bee." Native pollinator specialist Robbin...
Male Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Teddy bear bee" eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis graduate student Margaret "Rei" Scampavia photographs the "teddy bear bee." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of the bee and the camera lens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The 'Teddy Bear' Bee
Lots of youngsters received teddy bears as holiday gifts.But native pollinator specialist Robbin...
A male Valley carpenter bee found in the Robbin Thorp home in Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pardon My (Gold) Dust
A gold rush of sorts.When the female Valley carpenter bees forage among the passion flowers...
Female Valley carpenter bee, caught in flight, dusted with gold pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Female Valley carpenter bee visiting a passion flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gold alert! A female Valley carpenter bee heads toward a passion flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)