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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Valley Carpenter Bee</title>
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		<title>Blue Carpenter Bee from Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/12/unknown-blue-bee-from-malaysia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/12/unknown-blue-bee-from-malaysia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Valley Carpenter Bee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A blue bumble bee.
February 12, 2010
Is there such a type of bee?
kF TUNG
Malaysia
Dear kF TUNG,
This is a gorgeous bee.  We will try to identify it properly, but until then, we want to post it and see if our readers have any luck with identification.
Hello Mr.Marlos,
Perhaps a few more photos of the blue bee to help [...]


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		<title>Valley Carpenter Bee nest we believe</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/09/valley-carpenter-bee-nest-we-believe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/09/valley-carpenter-bee-nest-we-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yellow and Black Burrowing Bee Like Insect
February 8, 2010
Hello,
I was doing yard work and picked up a broken branch there was a significant vibration and sound of swarming bees from the branch. I broke it open and there where these beetle like bee insects inside. I have attached a photo but unfortunately only got this [...]


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		<title>Digger Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/08/carpenter-bee-maybe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/08/carpenter-bee-maybe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Valley Carpenter Bee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a bee?
September 7, 2009
This insect was photographed in in early September, it looks a lot like a digger bee but it&#8217;s eyes are brown and not green. I have searched the net and all of my bug books but can&#8217;t ID it! Help!
Thanks, Rhonda
Tucson, AZ
Hi Rhonda,
Our first inclination is that this is some [...]


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		<title>Male Valley Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/male-valley-carpenter-bee-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/male-valley-carpenter-bee-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Valley Carpenter Bee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kind of Cicada?
September 1, 2009
Dear Bugman,
This bug appeared in my backyard for the first time this year. We&#8217;ve lived in the house for 6 years. My wife though bee family, I&#8217;m thinking cicada. Verdict?
Mickey
Encino, CA
Hi Mickey,
This golden green-eyed male Valley Carpenter Bee differs significantly from his sexually dimorphic, black mate.  The larger female Valley Carpenter [...]


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		<title>Chinese Mantid eats Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/14/chinese-mantid-eats-carpenter-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/14/chinese-mantid-eats-carpenter-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese mantis feeds on carpenter bee
August 13, 2009
Hi bugman! I took these shots about a year ago and have been meaning to send them to you. I was sitting on my porch and saw some something moving in my mom&#8217;s garden. Then I went down to check it out and to my surprise there was [...]


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		<title>Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/22/carpenter-bee-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/22/carpenter-bee-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Valley Carpenter Bee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bumblebee-like Hovering
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:03 PM
This is mid-April in Concord, CA. These guys seem to stake out a territory. This one hovers near the potted Asparagus Fern and the geraniums. Another hovers around the white Lilac. They chase others of the same species and then come back to their hover spot. They are [...]


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		<title>Male Valley Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/05/male-valley-carpenter-bee-8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/05/male-valley-carpenter-bee-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what kind of bug is this!!!
Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:19 PM
i found this bug sitting on the walkway to my house. it&#8217;s march 4, 2009. i already have a scorpion infestation. i don&#8217;t want to look forward to something else. please help me identify what kind of bug this is. and also, if you [...]


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		<title>Green Lynx Spider eats Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/26/green-lynx-spider-eats-carpenter-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/26/green-lynx-spider-eats-carpenter-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Lynx with Bee
Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I found this photo from last August on my camera. Taken near Charlotte, NC.
This is a Green Lynx eating what I think is a Carpenter Bee.
It must be their favorite catch as there already is a picture of this on your site.
Great site,
Bob
Cornelius , NC, USA
Hi [...]


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		<title>Male Eastern Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/10/03/male-eastern-carpenter-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/10/03/male-eastern-carpenter-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Valley Carpenter Bee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Male Carpenter Bee
Hey guys, thanks again for the website. I concur with everyone who says they love it. Here are some pics of a Male Carpenter Bee, as you can see the white patch on his face. These were taken back in April of &#8216;06. I was able to get SUPER close to him. The [...]


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		<title>Nest of a Valley Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/06/02/nest-of-a-valley-carpenter-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/06/02/nest-of-a-valley-carpenter-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Valley Carpenter Bee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What bug would make this hole?  Hi,  I live in Southern California. Over the weekend, I noticed sawdust on a bougainvillea plant in my backyard. It runs along a concrete wall that borders my neighbors property. The sawdust was the result of these perfectly round, pencil erasure sized holes which have been recently [...]


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