Xylocopa Research Paper

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Bees are wonderful. Bees can pollinate, blueberries.
They also pollinate flowers. If they didn't pollinate we would not have any fruit. Some bees have stingers. Bees will sting you if you move.All bees have wings, head's, mouthparts, and five eyes. They also have an abdomen, legs, and thorax. Bees are cool. It's wonderful to learn about the Xylocopa. The number of species in North America are nine. Most of the Xylocopa are restricted to the United States. Only one is found in Canada. The Xylocopa color is varies from shiny or iridescent black to brown or gold. The habitat of the Xylocopa is that they live in wood nests. It's fun to learn all about the Xylocopa. I loved learning about the

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