A bee's work never stops-- in the case of the slender-scaped carpenter bee, it can literally go on all night! This species has been observed pollinating a flowering tree--Heterophragma quadriloculare-- that open opens its flowers at night; the relationship between bee and tree is exclusive, meaning that the slender-scaped carpenter bee is the primary pollinator of these trees.
(Image: A slender-scaped carpenter bee (Xylocopa tenuiscapa) by Stepanka Nemcova)
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incredible little blue-banded bee who's latched onto a grass stem to go to bed for the night!!!!!! i've never seen these guys not on the pollination grind so it's great to see an eepy guy
[VIDEO AND PHOTOS TAKEN: MAY 8TH, 2023 | Video and Image IDs: A video and six photos of a yellow and black eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) crawling on and chewing a hole into a brown walking stick in front of a grey background and a few other objects /End IDs.]