Insects and Spiders

A Second Valley Carpenter Bee

A week after I found the first valley carpenter bee, I went back and either found a second one, or the same one for the second time. So not a fluke for this rare sighting & these flowers are the attraction. Really fuzzy for a carpenter bee.
Female Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa varipuncta)
Eve's Necklace tree (Sophora affinis)

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