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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.
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.
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 castaneus, the red hazelnut carpenter ant, ... A nuptial flight is a mating frenzy found in some insects but also found in all winged ants.
The behavior was documented in Florida carpenter ants - scientific name Camponotus floridanus - a reddish-brown species more than half an inch (1.5 cm) long inhabiting parts of the southeaste.
Camponotus japonicus, commonly known as the Japanese carpenter ant, is a species of ant native to eastern Asia. It is black, and one of the largest ants. It is black, and one of the largest ants. A nest has about ten to thousands of individuals, and it can be a pest when it enters households or protects aphids .
Flying termites are shaped more like sausages and have wings of equal length. Their antennae are straight. Flying ants have pinched waists and wings of unequal length.
Injury-prone ants. Reddish-brown Florida carpenter ants, which reach about 1.5 centimeters (about three-fifths of an inch) in length, can be found nesting in rotting wood throughout the ...