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Here is the only Zadontomerus of the Eastern U.S. (Note:  I will give anyone $100.00 if they name their kid Zadontomerus ... first names only).  Ceratina cockerelli.  The other more blueish species are all in the subgenus Ceratinula (also a good name for a child).  As an aside, giving a child a "different" name is always a plus in my book, it is like feeding them linguistical antibodies, for example, they are way less likely to spend all day on a cell phone if their name is Zadontomerus than Tim.  No one does their child a favor by naming them Tim.  Ok, back to bees (society building is always exhausting).  This species is small more black green than blue green and smaller and more southern than the others.  It possibly is also more fond of sandy environs.   Like other species of Ceratina it likely builds its nest in the cut stems of plants.  Not much is know about this species life history, so if you are looking for things to do then studying this species nesting biology should be right up there.  Photo taken by Sierra Williams. 

A small carpenter bee (Ceratina sp.) on globe gilia (Gilia capitata). A lovely wildflower native to much of western North America from Alaska to Mexico, it really shines in mass plantings where it will adorn itself with a diverse plethora of pollinators. ~~~~~~~~~~~~#pollinators #ceratina #smallcarpenterbee #giliacapitata #globegilia https://www.instagram.com/p/BnOsCxdnEwK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6zrwjzf2s6ao

Bees spend a whole lot of their lives upside down, so it’s only natural to have a photo of such behavior once in a while. Here showing its polished metal finish to good advantage is a small carpenter bee (Ceratina sp.) on a blackberry flower. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#smallcarpenterbee #ceratina #blackberry #bees #bugs #insects #macro #canonmacro #insects_of_our_world #mat_macro #kings_insects #found_on_flowers #macro_freaks #top_macro #macroclique #tgif_insects #macro_kings #photooftheday #beesofinstagram #pocket_insects #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #top_macro #macro_highlight #macro_spotlight #electric_macro #igmw_macro

Small carpenter bee (Ceratina spp.) on oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). The greatest frustration of photographing bees is the vegetation that gets between the camera and the bee. Do even the slightest thing to disturb it and -poof- the bee is spooked and gone. Today I say to heck with it and let it be part of the image. There was just something nice about the bee somewhat hidden in the gentle grasses. #bees #pollinators #macroworld_tr #macroclique #show_us_macro #tgif_insects #pocket_insects #ceratina #smallcarpenterbee #daisy #kings_insects #buzz

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Tiny bees! I was getting ready to pull this plant, as Dame’s Rocket is invasive, until I saw the tiny bee hard at work. I thought, Hey! I should photograph and identify this so that I can learn some native bees other than the giant carpenter bees that guard our back door. So I looked them up and... they are small carpenter bees. 😆 I mean, not as in a smaller or younger version of the carpenter bees chewing holes in our woodwork, but a genus of bees that are collectively referred to as small carpenter bees. Well, I guess at least the name will be easy to remember! . . #nativebees #invasiveplant #damesrocket #smallcarpenterbee #nativebee #michigannature #mybackyard https://www.instagram.com/p/Byn3N0vAZYd/?igshid=1esygeqnuwf9

A very small carpenter bee assuming a mighty pose while visiting seaside fleabane. ~~~~~~~~~ #ceratina #smallcarpenterbee #seasidefleabane #erigeronglaucus

The first Ceratina bee of the season. I was clipping dried stems of hyssop for these very bees to nest in when suddenly this fellow appeared on the very stem I was clipping. Was he already an occupant? Further investigation turned up no answer. Perhaps it was mere coincidence. #ceratina #bees #macro #insects #insects_of_our_world #insect #smallcarpenterbee