Calotropis sp

[Shantanu Bhattacharya]

Hi

a Bumble-bee collecting nectar from the flowers of Calotropis.

Pic taken near my house in Kolkata.

Regards

Shantanu :)

[Neil Soares]

Hi Shantanu,   Nice photograph, but it is of a Carpenter Bee. Sending you one of mine.                           With regards,                             Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 8/24/10, Shantanu Bhattacharya <shn...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Shantanu]

Thanks a lot for correcting me Mr.Neil.
Nice pic of Carpenter bee on Calotropis....

best wishes..
Shantanu :)

On Aug 24, 10:08 pm, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Shantanu,
>   Nice photograph, but it is of a Carpenter Bee. Sending you one of mine.
>                           With regards,
>                             Neil Soares.
>

> --- On Tue, 8/24/10, Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> From: Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [efloraofindia:45367] Calotropis sp
> To: "efloraofindia" <indian...@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 10:18 PM
>
> Hi
> a Bumble-bee collecting nectar from the flowers of Calotropis.
> Pic taken near my house in Kolkata.
> Regards
> Shantanu :)
>

>  Carpenter Bee on Calotropis sp..jpg
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[tanay bose]

Great ctach Shantanu Da

Tanay

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Department of Botany
University of British Columbia
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Phone: 778-323-4036

[Shantanu]

Thanks a lot Tanay...
have a nice time brother.

Shantanu :)

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[Pankaj Kumar]

To my knowledge, Carpenter bees may feed on nectar but they collect
pollens to pack up their egg. May be for cushion and also as food for
their larvae.
This was just for information.
Pankaj