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Other beeds and drones fly in, but it is the Xylocopa carpenter bee that is most noteworthy on the super fragrant Sweet Pea blossoms at the Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi. With its wings shining purple and iridescent green, with yellow patches on its back, this big bumblebee digs into Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) blooms for honey! Xylocopa latipes bee as seen in slow motion feeding mode at the Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi. Black body, metallic hue of blue, green purple on its wings is the Carpenter Bee which have an intimidating size but stings are mild. This bee is an exceptionally large bee and found in solitary mostly. These bees are observed to be attracted to colourful flowers and play a vital role in plant pollination. However, they are also threatened by pesticides. They are no
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