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Old July 25, 2019   #1
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What is it? It buzzes like a bumblebee, it's black, big (about 3 cm) and pollinates me Fazoleus coccineus.
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Old July 25, 2019   #2
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Probably Xylocopa violacea (violet carpenter bee). Here it is on my luffa couple of years ago.

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Old July 26, 2019   #3
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I was going to guess a carpenter bee! Beautiful!!
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