Climatic variation across a latitudinal gradient affect phenology and group size, but not social complexity in small carpenter bees

Greater social complexity at lower latitudes have been observed in a variety of arthropods from termites to spiders. Social behavior in the small carpenter bees, <i>Ceratina,</i> has been shown to vary widely both between species and across geographic range. Our goal was to determine how social plasticity of three populations of <i>Ceratina </i>species, <i>C. calcarata</i> and <i>C. strenua</i>, vary across a latitudinal gradient. The data files contain 1) Climate data for the three collection sites: New Hampshire, Missouri and Georgia. 2) The nest collection and adult measurements for the three sites 3) The brood measurements and development rates from the three sites.