I was enjoying a cold coffee in my garden today when I noticed a new friend I had never seen before!
Can't spot it? Let me zoom a bit for you!
These are the three best photos I managed to take. Unfortunately the little fella just wouldn't stay still!
As I said before, this was a bee I had never seen before. Naturally, I had to find the exact species, wouldn't be hard with that distinctive yellow spot.
And sure enough, after some googling I believe this was an individual of the species Xylocopa pubescens, which is a species of large carpenter bee. Please no pubes jokes for my little friend! That's so immature!
Xylocopa pubescens is a species of large carpenter bee. Females form nests by excavation with their mandibles, often in dead or soft wood. X. pubescens is commonly found in areas extending from India to Northeast and West Africa. It must reside in these warm climates because it requires a minimum ambient temperature of 18 °C (64 °F) in order to forage source
As for the scientific name of the species stands for "wood chopper covered with hairs".
Dunno for how long I will be seeing my beautiful buddy and his friends. They like warn weather and lately it's been getting cooler and cooler.
Ok friends, this is it for today!
I'll close this post with some videos that show better this black & yellow beauty
