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Mr. Awesome

Yesterday I took my daughter & grandkids to a playground at a nearby park. Took my camera in case I saw anything interesting. Three steps away from the car & I spotted this beauty in the pollinator garden they have there. Male carpenter bees have amazing eyes and beautiful golden colors compared to the all black females. I've been looking for a male of this species for a long time. Isn't he magnificent?
Male Southern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa micans)
Engelmann's Daisy (Engelmannia peristenia)
Cottonwood Park, Richardson

Southern Carpenter Bee carpenter bee Xylocopa micans bee bug insect pollinator nectar close up feeding pollination pollen pollinators pollinate Engelmann's Daisy Engelmannia peristenia daisy wildflower yellow flower yellow wildflower texas wildflower native wildflower male bee male carpenter bee male southern carpenter bee eyes looking at me cottonwood park richardson texas tongue proboscis bee tongue macro pollinator garden