#-> carpenter bees look pretty similar to bumblebees and they're found in south africa

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started as a sketch for a collab with irls and then I went a bit overboard

#firealpaca #digital art #coloured sketch #bees #feel like i should explain the drill so #when I was researching bees to base the character off of my thinking process was like this: #-> bees have black bodies so maybe they should also be black #-> i wonder if there are any african bumblebees (I didn't wanna do honeybees cause I don't think they look as cute) #-> carpenter bees look pretty similar to bumblebees and they're found in south africa #-> carpenter bees are pests that bore holes into wood and can completely wreck building projects due to the sheer number of holes #-> maybe she's like a vandal who like. idk fucking drills into walls ig (that ended up becoming more like "she goes to abadoned places and #i did not do any of that research into the background though that shit is just Plant