"Camponotus" redirects here. For the cricket, see Camptonotus.
Carpenter ant
Temporal range: Eocene – Recent 52.2–0 Ma
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Camponotus sp. (worker)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Formicinae
Tribe:
Camponotini
Genus:
Camponotus Mayr, 1861
Type species
Formica ligniperda
Latreille, 1802
Diversity
> 1,000 species
Synonyms[1]
Condylomyrma Santschi, 1928
Dolophra Wu, J. & Wang, 1994
Myrmocamelus Forel, 1914
Myrmolophus Emery, 1920
Myrmosaga Forel, 1912
Myrmoturba Forel, 1912
Neocolobopsis Borgmeier, 1928
Neomyrmamblys Wheeler, W.M., 1921
Orthonotus Ashmead, 1905
Paleosminthurus Pierce & Gibron, 1962
Paracolobopsis Emery, 1920
Shanwangella Zhang, J., 1989
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.[2]
They build nests inside wood, consisting of galleries chewed out with their mandibles or jaws, preferably in dead, damp wood. However, unlike termites, they do not consume wood,[3] but instead discard a material that resembles sawdust outside their nest. Sometimes, carpenter ants hollow out sections of trees. They also commonly infest wooden buildings and structures, causing a widespread problem: they are a major cause of structural damage. Nevertheless, their ability to excavate wood helps in forest decomposition. The genus includes over 1,000 species.[4] They also farm aphids. In their farming, the ants protect the aphids from predators (usually other insects) while they excrete a sugary fluid called honeydew, which the ants get by stroking the aphids with their antennae.
^Johnson, Norman F. (December 19, 2007). "Camponotus Mayr". Hymenoptera Name Server version 1.5. Columbus, Ohio, USA: Ohio State University. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
^Cranshaw, Whitney; Richard Redak (2013). Bugs Rule!: An Introduction to the World of Insects. Princeton Univ. Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-1-4008-4892-8.
^"Carpenter ants: Insects: University of Minnesota Extension". Extension.umn.edu. 2012-10-15. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
^Feldhaar, H.; Straka, Josef; Krischke, M; Berthold, K; Stoll, S; Mueller, M.J.; Gross, R; et al. (2007). "Nutritional upgrading for omnivorous carpenter ants by the endosymbiont Blochmannia". BMC Biology. 5 (1): 48. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-5-48. PMC 2206011. PMID 17971224.
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