These beautiful Metallic Bees are very common although

you may not notice them as they are only 3/8 of an inch

long. Four species of this tiny bee occur in the United

States. These solitary creatures make their curving nests

in the rotting logs and stumps of deciduous forests. De-

forestation and habitat fragmentation have dramatically

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