Blue-black carpenter bee (likely)

Warm gardens, shrublands, woodland edges, and coastal or subtropical areas with abundant flowers and dead wood for nesting.

Adults consume nectar and collect pollen; females provision larval cells with pollen and nectar. They are important pollinators, often using buzz pollination.

Usually solitary, though multiple bees may nest near one another. Females excavate tunnels in wood; adults are strong fliers and may defend nest entrances, while males generally cannot sting.

Females can sting if handled or trapped, but they are generally nonaggressive. They provide valuable pollination, though extensive nesting in exposed untreated wood can cause minor structural damage.