Oddities & Curiosities
Specimen | Giant Black Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa latipes)
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These genuine Giant Black Tropical Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa latipes) have been dried and preserved, then spread into position with wings open.
The tropical carpenter bee is more than double the size of a bumblebee at 35 mm long, and has a wingspan that stretches up to 60 mm long!
They are A1 condition.
- Females are a beautiful, glossy, iridescent black.
- Males are the same, but with yellow fluffy front legs.
These are ethically sourced from a sustainable insect farm that helps provide jobs to locals in developing countries and protects land and rainforests.
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SKU: ODD-SPC-GBCB-F1
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