
Wild bee of the Year 2024, the Blue Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa violacea. Picture 1+2 females, picture 3+4 males. A little tip: The male can be easily indentified by the bright tips of his antennae, even from a little distance away. The “Wild Bee of the Year” board of trustees is part of the Wild Bee Cadastre Baden-Württemberg working group, a section of the Entomological Association Stuttgart 1869 e.V. at the @SMNStuttgart The @Naturschutzbund supports the “Wild Bee of the Year” initiative. #bee #biene #bienedesjahres #wildbiene #wildbienedesjahres #hymenoptera #insects #bees #holzbiene #xylocopaviolacea #insekten #bienen


















