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Carpenter ants will damage homes by nesting in them. They will dig out tunnels in wood to expand their living spaces which can lead to structural damage. The infestation in the home usually is a satellite colony, with the main one within a hundred yards or more in a stump or other decayed wood.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus spp.) are large ants (workers 7 to 13 mm or 1 ⁄ 4 to 1 ⁄ 2 in) indigenous to many forested parts of the world. [ 4 ] They build nests inside wood, consisting of galleries chewed out with their mandibles or jaws, preferably in dead, damp wood.
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In this case, pests are defined as living creatures able to damage or destroy material culture. [15] Microorganisms such as mold or bacteria are considered pests, as are insects and rodents. Any of the three may cause damage to a panel painting, in particular wood pests such as termites or carpenter ants. [15]
Close-up photos show the punk ant. It has a jet-black body with a row of bright yellow-orange hair sticking up along its back. Henderson described the insect as “the world’s most punk rock ant.”
Camponotus herculeanus (or Hercules ant) [1] is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants, [2] occurring in Northern Eurasia, from Norway to Eastern Siberia, and North America. First described as Formica herculeana by Linnaeus in 1758 , [ 3 ] the species was moved to Camponotus by Mayr in 1861.
Camponotus floridanus, or Florida carpenter ant, [1] is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus. [2] First described as Formica floridana by Buckley in 1866, [3] the species was moved to Camponotus by Mayr in 1886. [4] The ant is widespread in Florida and occurs as far north as North Carolina and as far west as Mississippi.