Blue-black carpenter bee

Woodlands, gardens, and buildings containing weathered or unfinished timber, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.

Adults feed on nectar and pollen; females provision larvae with pollen and nectar stored inside excavated wood tunnels.

Usually solitary, though many may nest near one another. Females chew galleries into wood, while males often patrol and may appear territorial but lack a functional stinger.

Generally low-risk to people; females can sting if handled, but males cannot. They are important pollinators, though nesting may damage untreated wooden structures.