Monday animal photography: Violet carpenter bee

in #photography • 5 years ago

Another example of how fantastic nature is: a "simple" black bee... with violet-metallic wings of astounding beauty !

This beautiful being is a Xylocopa violacea specimen, commonly known as violet carpenter bee.

Photos taken in Évora (Alentejo region, Southern Portugal)
Xylocopa violacea (2).jpg Xylocopa violacea © David Germano | All rights reserved.
Xylocopa violacea (3).jpg Xylocopa violacea © David Germano | All rights reserved.
Xylocopa violacea (1).jpg Xylocopa violacea © David Germano | All rights reserved.

Cheers !

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     5 years ago 

    The deep deep violet looks amazing against the yellow. ♥︎♥︎⚖️♥︎♥︎

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     5 years ago 

    Sempre a aprender, não fazia ideia que eram abelhas!

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     5 years ago 

    Sim... estão mais próximos das abelhas do que dos abelhões ou "zangões", geralmente do género Bombus ;)

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     5 years ago 

    I would never have guessed, that this huge black flying thing is actually a bee - never seen such a bee before. Nice shots, @davidgermano 😊

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     5 years ago 

    Thanks Johann @johannpiber :)
    Cheers!

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