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Xylocopa caerulea is a relatively large species, reaching an average size of 23 millimetres (0.91 in). The thorax region of these insects are covered with light blue hairs, giving it a striking blue color.
Green Carpenter Bee from far north Queensland, Australia. Xylocopa bombylans, the peacock carpenter bee, is a species of carpenter bee found in Australia. It gets its common name by its habit of burrowing into wood. It was originally described by Danish naturalist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
Carpenter bees can be timber pests, and cause substantial damage to wood if infestations go undetected for several years. [12] Two very different mating systems appear to be common in carpenter bees, and often this can be determined simply by examining specimens of the males of any given species. Species in which the males have large eyes are ...
Stingless bees in the Brisbane, Australia area are inciting turf wars, which have already resulted in numerous drone fatalities and hive takeovers. According to a study in the American Naturalist ...
Meanwhile, the male carpenter bees like to show off, guarding the nesting site and battling it out with other males, swooping and grappling, with both bees falling to the earth before one gives up ...
Like all bees, native Australian bees are a type of specialized wasp that has evolved to vegetarianism. They feed on nectar, but it is the female native Australian bee that will thicken the nectar to make honey before taking it back to the nest. Australian bees are mostly solitary insects. A female bee will build a nest with the aid of "workers".
Carpenter bees are sensitive to sound, specifically, the vibrations caused by sound waves. Placing a speaker near a suspected infestation and blasting loud music can deter bees from nesting there ...
The blue carpenter bees fly from mid-March to mid-October, [5] collecting pollen at various families of plants, especially knapweed , yellow composites and Lotus . [ 6 ] Females dig the nest extracting the soft tissue that fills the cavities of the vertical or slanted dry plant stems and small branches, [ 7 ] [ 6 ] such as thistles ...