S.t.r.e.t.c.h.i.n.g Eastern Carpenter Bee

At least I think it's probably an Eastern Carpenter Bee (“Xylocopa virginica”), as on this day four years ago! On Sweet Basil. I like how its left, back leg is on an adjacent plant stem!

Confirmed at BugGuide as subspecies “Xylocopa virginica virginica” or “Eastern Carpenter Bee”; https://bugguide.net/node/view/1464437

Species page at BugGuide, https://bugguide.net/node/view/3509

Not doing very well with Nifty-Fifty for September…

1 year ago (“Up-and-away or Down-and-away?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-09-27
2 years ago (“Cycling on the beach”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-09-27
3 years ago (“Travel day”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-09-27
4 years ago (“Eastern Carpenter Bee”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-09-27
5 years ago (“Field sobriety test: Count the white spots!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-09-27
6 years ago (“Unpacking”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-09-27

[ IMG_8906S7x7Atm :: f/6.3 :: 1/320" :: ISO-100 :: 250mm ]

[Kathryn]

Spectacular capture. The contrast of the black and the green is great.

[Jane Anderson]

Really defines "busy as a bee!"

[Rachel]

He's a wonderfully hairy bee. I wish we had them here.