Carpenter bees are large, sturdy, shiny, black coloured bees. Some species have yellow markings on the head. I think that is mainly the boys. Carpenter bees may be mistaken for bumble bees. If you analyze their abdomens, they are different. The females burrow into dead wood on trees, such as our parrot tree right beside our roof top apartment.
Remember that we live outdoors.
The females make these burrows by vibrating their mandibles, which makes a loud buzzing sound. They might use the dead wood to make walls in their nests. They store nectar in the rooms they make, and deposit eggs there too. The male hangs around waiting for a female to fly by. The male will release a pheromone smell to attract the female. He might even chase a female if she appears uninterested.
The females are all black and they can sting several times if you make them mad.
They are always buzzing around us because we are so close to the parrot tree and it has a lot of dead branches on it. The tree looks like it is over 500 years old. This morning, just as the sun was rising around 7 a.m., a large female carpenter bee flew into our bedroom and Sue caught it in a glass.
Remember that we live outdoors.
The females make these burrows by vibrating their mandibles, which makes a loud buzzing sound. They might use the dead wood to make walls in their nests. They store nectar in the rooms they make, and deposit eggs there too. The male hangs around waiting for a female to fly by. The male will release a pheromone smell to attract the female. He might even chase a female if she appears uninterested.
sunrise at 7 a.m.
moon morning at 7 a.m. over our parota tree
Female carpenter bees sometimes build nests with their daughters and live together.
This movie was made this morning at 7 a.m. - http://youtu.be/jeQkyxr3STc
It was very hot at mid day today so Linda, Sue and Robert went for a walk on the beach.
The brown pelicans and Arctic terns were having a fun time fishing for snacks.
The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves. They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up.
The Arctic tern flies as well as glides through the air, performing almost all of its tasks in the air. It migrates farther than any other animal. They have been know to fly from Greenland to Mexico or from the Antarctica to Mexico. One of their round trip flights could be more than 70,000 kms.
Check out the fun at our beach today ... http://youtu.be/QrQxLfEPv6A
It was very hot at mid day today so Linda, Sue and Robert went for a walk on the beach.
The brown pelicans and Arctic terns were having a fun time fishing for snacks.
The Arctic tern flies as well as glides through the air, performing almost all of its tasks in the air. It migrates farther than any other animal. They have been know to fly from Greenland to Mexico or from the Antarctica to Mexico. One of their round trip flights could be more than 70,000 kms.
Check out the fun at our beach today ... http://youtu.be/QrQxLfEPv6A
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