tropical carpenter bee (xylocopa latipes) trapped inside a glass vessel : (pix sanjiv shukla)

alter asian bee black body brood bumblebee carpenter cell chamber clean colony compound danger division ecosystem egg enlarge excavate eye food forage front grind guarding head hibernate insect integral labor large larvae latipes lifestyle lustrous mandible marking nectar nest photoreceptor pollen pollinator provoked pupate regurgitated social solitary southeast spring stigma stinger storage sturdy thorax tropical tunnel vibrate white wing winter wood xylocopa yellow