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UC Davis RSPIB Scholar: Surprising Find About Gut Bacteria in Carpenter Bees
Newly published research by UC Davis scientists on the gut bacteria of two carpenter bee species...
This is a female Xylocopa sonorina, also known as a Valley carpenter bee. It's foraging on a native milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a female Xylocopa tabaniformis, the mountain carpenter bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a male Xylocopa sonorina, also known as a Valley carpenter bee or "teddy bear bee." It's foraging on germander. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)