Carpenter bees are well-known for their wood-boring behavior, but did you know these bees don't actually eat wood? Learn more carpenter bee facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Genus - Xylocopa
Range: worldwide (sans extremely cold places)
Habitat: fields, forests, anywhere with flowers and dead wood
Size: more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) long
Diet: pollen and nectar
Threats: birds, arthropods like spiders, etc.
Lifespan: up to 3 years

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Carpenter Bee SIZE 0:00
Carpenter Bee VS BUMBLEBEE 0:23
Carpenter Bee STING 0:58
Carpenter Bee NEST 1:29
Carpenter Bee EAT WOOD? 2:24
Carpenter Bee SOLITARY BEE 2:59
Carpenter Bee DIET 3:18
Thanks! 3:53
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Image and Video Credits:
Katja Schulz - https://flickr.com/photos/treegrow/4826732067
Bob Peterson - https://vimeo.com/75638749
Jose A. B. R. - https://vimeo.com/53714216
The Nature Box - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carpenter_bee_on_Abelia_flowers.webm
NalzletuSi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWbOemQKNaQ ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhPkdlkNX0U ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcWkPRS26l8 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvyUUlB9Lq8 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkTGkOBI50 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dhfu9UmwO4 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT7wWN0aOD8 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tw1-e73LRE
Grand Canyon National Park - https://www.flickr.com/photos/grand_canyon_nps/5828640219
Belchergb - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carpenter_Bee_Gallery.JPG
Gideon Pisanty - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ceratina_nest_in_fennel_1.jpg
Infraction - No Copyright Music - "Innerbloom" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZhp_w_Cow0
Infraction - No Copyright Music - "City Beat" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW8lnNUVLVM

Research Credits:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=7476
https://itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=154392#null
https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/carpenter_bees.shtml
https://bugguide.net/node/view/3508
https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/xylocopa.htm
https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/what-to-know-carpenter-bee-stings
https://books.google.com/books?id=JmqYDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA204

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