#3641 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

Eastern Carpenter Bee

🇳🇱 Virginische houtbij ·Xylocopa virginica

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1. © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0
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what is it?

Xylocopa virginica , more commonly known as the eastern carpenter bee , extends through the Eastern United States and into Canada. They nest in various types of wood and eat pollen and nectar. The eastern carpenter bee is similar to most other bee species in that it does not have a queen; in Xylocopa virginica, dominant females are responsible for reproduction, foraging, and nest construction, though they may sometimes have help from their daughters. Xylocopa virginica is a...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 140,749iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
140,749 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1771 (255 years ago).