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Blue Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa caerulea

About

A striking large bee with brilliant blue iridescent coloring. Nests in dead wood by boring tunnels. Despite their intimidating size, they are generally docile and rarely sting.

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Did You Know?

The blue carpenter bee is one of the few truly blue bees in the world β€” its stunning metallic blue coloring comes from structural nanostructures rather than pigment.