See American Insects below

Sadly, Crumby has decided American Insects is not worth a hundred dollars. So American Insects is headed back to the library where it belongs. Yet a flip side of the Druid dichotomy addressing the value of natural history tomes is, is The Bees of the World worth a hundred dollars. It may be worth a hundred dollars, but you may have to pay more than a hundred dollars. So is it worth more than a hundred dollars. Again, in these times of almost certain upcoming economic calamity, Crumby should check out a library copy before he decides to purchase such a huge and expensive tome. Another commonly asked question is, can Crumby lift The Bees of the World plus tote it for a short distance?

Meantime, absent much help from American Insects, Crumby has figured out the genus of the tiny black bee. That's because Crumby has also figured out that typing in descriptions like "tiny black bee" on the search line at Bugguide actually produces appropriate results. Fancy that! Crumby may have to reconsider his harsh reaction to his initial attempts at participating in Bugguide via submitting photos. Because, any bunch that will provide interesting information based on the query, tiny black bee, can't be all bad. Can they?

Anyhow, if an average dumbass types in tiny black bee on the Bugguide search line, two genera containing tiny black bees spring into view. These are Lasioglossum and Ceratina. The former have eyes that are black and crescent shaped. The latter have eyes greenish or bluish, with spots, and ovate in outline. Note, not all the Lasioglossum are black. Just some of them.

Next, somebody needs to go to a library and check out The Bees of the World for Crumby.