***<div class=pull-left>Hello friends of Hive and the Insects of the world community, I hope you are all very well.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Hola amigos de Hive y de la comunidad de Insects of the world, espero que esten todos muy bien.</div>*
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***<div class=pull-left>When I found it, this large insect, it was walking slowly on the grass, making no attempt to fly.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Cuando lo encontré, este gran insecto estaba caminando lentamente en la grama, sin hacer ningún intento de volar.</div>*

![IMG_20221013_154719_1.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/EqDma6kw2cpRciv17hSi2re1FtzcfNmZ8kGfY66q396V2WURpVZMYvE59wagvUbKPpQ.jpg)


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***<div class=pull-left>It is a [Hymenoptera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenoptera) of the genus Xylocopa, which contains the so-called carpenter bees.  They build their nests in wood and bamboo.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Es un  [himenóptero](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenoptera) del género Xylocopa, que contiene a los llamados abejorros carpinteros. Ellos construyen sus nidos en la madera y el bambú.</div>*

![IMG_20221013_205954.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/242hfAbEcqMhPy9VyGdocM9sJS3FLGxPioEPB5cTFTukk9YnNr2QZMuupWwQ3i6VHGgYQ.jpg)

***<div class=pull-left>The genus Xylocopa comprises more than 31 subgenera and 500 species with a worldwide distribution.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>El género Xylocopa comprende a más de 31 subgéneros y 500 especies de distribución mundial.</div>*

![IMG_20221013_154116_1.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/Eoke3gKr8e5gS9kgZULc9JRxRGJF9tnatEkUVhS1S88jNShf8gejviK6vhf1oNHxDsj.jpg)

***<div class=pull-left>Xylocopa augusti is one of the species that lives in the neotropical region, the female being mostly black and the male orange.  They measure approximately 30 millimeters long.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Xylocopa augusti es una de las especies que vive en la región neotropical, siendo la hembra mayormente negra y el macho anaranjado. Miden aproximadamente 30 milímetros de largo.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>They feed on flower nectar and, when the calyx is deep, break them to reach it without pollinating them.  Other times they take it from large flowers where they do touch the sexual organs and pollinate them, as occurs with some passifloraceae species.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Se alimentan de néctar de  flores y, cuando el cáliz es profundo, las rompen para alcanzarlo sin polinizarlas. Otras veces lo toman de flores amplias dónde si tocan los órganos sexuales y las polinizan, como ocurre con algunas especies de passifloraceae.</div>*

![IMG_20221013_212148.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/23vsNEaZfbn3gSGZDZJcp321YvbhUq2Zo5iNagBanYoJ4bcLwy8SFPY8tE368Dsn1SVyE.jpg)

***<div class=pull-left>The male does not sting, the female does, but only if she feels threatened.  They are social, but not to the same level as bees, as each female takes care of her own young.  Each nest is built in close proximity to others.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>El macho no pica, la hembra si, pero solo si se siente amenazada. Son sociales, pero no al mismo nivel que las abejas, pues cada hembra se hace cargo de sus propias crías. Cada nido es construido en la proximidad de otros.</div>*

![IMG_20221013_212625.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/23w2oCMh7o3u2K65KZzjUF3WSMnA3yZsHKe7VkW6XgrHyTrcL5eTwGycWMyus1tXuXCsP.jpg)

![IMG_20221015_002732.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/23wMgkijnuu3zm7Ne9KTC3QhBnpqwnitKMJwR565oj8vNuqQ5oBY3tAYYCqWfZqKEWbNG.jpg)

***<div class=pull-left>Apart from Carpenter bees, they also go by the common names of Cigarrón, Bubute and Mamanga.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Aparte de Abejorros carpinteros, también reciben los nombres comunes de Cigarrón, Bubute y Mamanga.</div>*

![IMG_20221015_002847.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/242DUkr9uACM4mnSjCEwxna3K8GpNmZBpSZQ3zReYSZbVnpjN4i6B29rcR1SJfkXvXnwc.jpg)

***<div class=pull-left>Date and place of discovery: October 15, 2022, in the Libertador municipality, Carabobo state, Venezuela.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Fecha y lugar del descubrimiento: 15 de octubre de 2022, en el municipio Libertador, estado Carabobo, Venezuela.</div>*

![IMG_20221015_002944.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/23xejooJ6r4XhwJkQTNzFMiTqeiaaSCxy3jt7PCK7fjtwu19xC6ihwHn7GmXFG4TNLsiU.jpg)

***<div class=pull-left>All photos were taken by myself, @elentogether, with my Xiaomi Redmi 9C smartphone.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Todas las fotos fueron tomadas por mi misma, @elentogether, con mi teléfono inteligente Redmi 9C de Xiaomi.</div>*

![IMG_20221015_003102.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/23xL2wTPixyNvFaa47ojqgKiavZ8UgmbJ6BmZCWeRQFGKWv32ZStNwX3DrQgWPWviudQD.jpg)

***<div class=pull-left>To learn more about this species I used Wikipedia articles.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Para saber algo más sobre esta especie usé artículos de Wikipedia.</div>*

![IMG_20221015_003335.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/23wgQ83DVwkB5JU6bvR5nRxpmK4BuAh8LxYMV3GFvffNpfx7irdoKQfskZDnR85DyHGPV.jpg)

***<div class=pull-left>Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my blog.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Muchas gracias por detenerse y leer mi blog.</div>*

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*Referencias:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylocopa_augusti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenoptera*